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VI. READING SELECTIONS
Living Life to the Fullest, Maya Angelou

Read Selection 1 in your textbook (“Living Life to the Fullest” by Maya Angelou) and take the following quiz for a fuller understanding of the reading.

1 .       The word sinewy means lean and muscular. [Hint]

 
 


2 .       Maya Angelou worked for 30 years as a maid and live-in housekeeper. [Hint]

 
 


3 .       Aunt Tee was uncomfortable in her apartment. [Hint]

 
 


4 .       Aunt Tee felt that living in a white household gave Negroes the chance to see that, although the white people were luckier, the Negroes were just as smart as them. [Hint]

 
 


5 .       Aunt Tee was not very sociable. [Hint]

 
 


6 .       The couple that Aunt Tee worked for entertained people constantly in their 14-room ranch house throughout their lives. [Hint]

 
 


7 .       As the couple aged, Aunt Tee also saw herself aging. [Hint]

 
 


8 .       Aunt Tee's employers asked if they could watch her and her friends having fun on Saturday evenings because they had lost the joy in their lives. [Hint]

 
 


9 .       The lesson that Aunt Tee learned from her employers was that living well is an art that can be developed by anyone. [Hint]

 
 


10 .       According to Maya Angelou, "living life as an art" includes the ability to make friends with people who are different. [Hint]

 
 






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