Now it is your turn to develop questions and make connections between the film and book! With a partner or individually, post five questions you realized you had about Marguerite's story from viewing the film--a question can be formed from something you were wondering about. After you have developed your questions, find the answers in the book! Challenge: Cite quotations to support your answers. Include page number.
1. Q: Why do Bailey and Marguerite live with Mrs. Henderson and Willie?
A: Bailey and Marguerite's parents "put an end to their calamitous marriage (Angelou 5)." Their father sent them to his mother.
2. Q: Why do Bailey and Marguerite travel to Stamps, Arkansas on their own?
A: "A porter had been charged with our welfare (Angelou 5)." He then preceded to leave the train the next day in Arizona, forcing Bailey and Marguerite to travel on their own.
3. Q: How did Marguerite get her nickname Maya?
A: When Bailey was less than three years old he learned that Maya, whose birth name is Marguerite, was his sister, and he began calling her “Mya sister” and then simply “My,” which later morphed into “Maya.” (Angelou 68)
4. Q: Why does Maya finally say what happened to her in the hospital?
A: "Bailey told me that I had to tell who did that to me, or the man would hurt another little girl. (Angelou 83)" Bailey convinces Maya to finally reveal what she has been holding in.
5. Q: Why did Mrs. Flowers appeal to Marguerite?
A:"She appealed to me because she was like people I had never met personally. (Angelou 95)" Maya thought she was like a woman in an English novel.
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