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

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

3. Which two things does the final stanza use to represent the past and present?
(a) A seed and a sprout.
(b) Gathering clouds and rain.
(c) Night and daybreak.
(d) The directions east and west.

4. Which technique is used in line 9, "Just like moons and like suns"?
(a) Parallelism.
(b) Euphemism.
(c) Dialect.
(d) Allusion.

5. What precious stones does the speaker use to evoke beauty and value in the simile in line 27?
(a) Sapphires.
(b) Emeralds.
(c) Diamonds.
(d) Rubies.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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