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The poet Maya Angelou’s novel I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings tells the story of Angelou’s childhood. In this passage, the author describes Angelou's experience with racism and discrimination in the American South in the 1940s. The poet Angelou’s novel I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings tells the story of Angelou's childhood.

SAT · English · previous-year question

  1. A.The poet Angelou’s novel I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings tells the story of Angelou’s childhood.
  2. B.Maya Angelou’s novel, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, tells the story of Angelou’s childhood.
  3. C.The poet, Maya Angelou, in her novel I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, tells the story of Angelou’s childhood.
  4. D.Maya Angelou’s novel, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings tells the story of Angelou’s childhood.

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