Read “from Mom & Me & Mom,” then answer the following questions:

1. Do you sympathize with the author’s feelings when Bailey arrives? Explain.

2a. Cite one example of a detail you evaluated that helped you determine a key idea.
2b. Would you recommend this strategy to other readers? Why or why not?

3. What does Angelou learn when she smiles for her mother?

4. Why do you think Angelou’s reaction to seeing her mother again differs so much from her brother’s reaction? Cite details that support your answer.

5. In paragraph 46, the author says, “My brother was gone, and he would never come back.” What do you think she means by this statement?

6. Choose a passage from the text that you find especially interesting or important. Explain which passage you chose and why.