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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: "Still I Rise," Lines 1 - 43 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the primary quality that the speaker's stanza eight description of a body of water is intended to convey?
(a) Endurance.
(b) Persistence.
(c) Power.
(d) Independence.

2. Which is the most logical description of who "You" is in line 1?
(a) Scholars and critics.
(b) People of the past.
(c) A romantic partner.
(d) An unnamed oppressor.

3. In line 17, what kind of a person is described by the word "haughtiness"?
(a) Strange and eccentric.
(b) Sneaky and dishonest.
(c) Arrogant and proud.
(d) Mean-spirited and petty.

4. Why is the speaker's past "rooted in pain" (line 32)?
(a) Because she has been abandoned by someone she loves.
(b) Because no one appreciates her value.
(c) Because of bigotry and discrimination.
(d) Because of the death of a loved one.

5. In the final quatrain, what does the speaker wonder about upsetting "you" with?
(a) Beauty.
(b) Sexiness.
(c) Intelligence.
(d) Kindness.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the speaker characterize herself in line 4?

2. What words create a refrain in the final two stanzas of the poem?

3. Which technique is frequently used at the beginnings of stanzas?

4. What technique is used in line 21, "You may shoot me with your words"?

5. What is the rhyme scheme of the first seven stanzas?

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