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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. Who is the author of "Still I Rise"?
(a) Alice Walker.
(b) Nikki Giovanni.
(c) Toni Morrison.
(d) Maya Angelou.

2. What techniques are used in line 19, "’Cause I laugh like I've got gold mines"?
(a) Assonance and sibilance.
(b) Sibilance and onomatopoeia.
(c) Onomatopoeia and alliteration.
(d) Alliteration and assonance.

3. Which is the best definition for "trod" in the context of line 3?
(a) Press down with the foot.
(b) Drag along the floor or earth.
(c) The sound of footsteps.
(d) Throw or hurl downward.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What technique is used in line 29, "Out of the huts of history’s shame"?

2. Where does the speaker say she obtained her gifts?

3. What technique is used in lines 7 and 8, "’Cause I walk like I've got oil wells/ Pumping in my living room"?

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

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

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