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In the poem, "Mother to Son", the mother compares her life to a...

road

river

journey

staircase

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This poem is written in

First Person POV

Second Person POV

Third Person POV

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The mother tells her son...

To be more carefree

Not to fall in love

Not to give up

To make more money

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What word best describes the mother's tone when talking to her son?

Harsh

Kind but firm

Indifferent (doesn't care)

Fearful

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Why do you think the author began AND ended the poem with the line, "Life for me ain't been no crystal stair"?

To emphasize an important idea

To describe the stairs

To show that the mother is forgetful

To show how things have changed

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In the line, "Life for me ain't been no crystal stair", what does the word "crystal" probably mean?

smooth and clear

rough and pointy

breakable and fragile

dangerous and slippery

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Which line from the poem best shows that the mother is persistent/ does not give up?

'Cause you find it's kinder hard./ Don't you fall now

It's had tacks in it,/ And splinters

For I'se still goin' honey,/ I'se still climbin'

And boards torn up,/ And places with no carpet on the floor -

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All of the following words are examples of dialect EXCEPT...

Don't

Climbin'

Ain't

I'se

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What does the line, "And reachin' landin's, and turnin' corners" show about the mother?

She needed to keep stopping for rest

She couldn't overcome her difficulties

She was able to climb a mountain

She was able to get through some difficult times

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What types of challenges could the mother be referring to as the "tacks", "splinters," and "boards torn up" she went through in her life? Use text evidence to support your answer.