Answer the following questions using textual
evidence from the memoir chapter 20 I Know Why
the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
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1. Describe Joyce.
2. What is different about Joyce and Bailey’s relationship, compared to his “relationships” with the other girls?
3. How does Maya feel about Joyce?
4. Joyce leaves almost as suddenly as she comes into the children’s lives. Make an inference about why she leaves. How does this immediately affect Bailey?
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