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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 rhyme scheme of the first seven stanzas?
(a) ABAB.
(b) ABCB.
(c) ABAC.
(d) ABBA.

2. Which is the first stanza of the poem that is longer than four lines?
(a) 7.
(b) 8.
(c) 9.
(d) 6.

3. What technique does the first line of the poem, "You may write me down in history," introduce?
(a) Apostrophe.
(b) Allegory.
(c) Verbal irony.
(d) Catalog.

4. Where does the speaker say she obtained her gifts?
(a) From effort and hard work.
(b) From the passage of time.
(c) From her ancestors.
(d) From well-chosen friends.

5. Which is the best definition of "beset" in line 6?
(a) Decorated.
(b) Troubled.
(c) Cradled.
(d) Inspired.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the fourth stanza, what kind of person does the speaker ask if "you" want her to be?

2. Why is the speaker's past "rooted in pain" (line 32)?

3. In line 17, what kind of a person is described by the word "haughtiness"?

4. What is the primary quality that the speaker's stanza eight description of a body of water is intended to convey?

5. Which two things does the final stanza use to represent the past and present?

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