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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 technique is used in line 21, "You may shoot me with your words"?
(a) Simile.
(b) Kenning.
(c) Innuendo.
(d) Metaphor.

2. In the fourth stanza, what kind of person does the speaker ask if "you" want her to be?
(a) Sad and meek.
(b) Tired and distracted.
(c) Angry and afraid.
(d) Distant and uninvolved.

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

4. What technique is used in line 29, "Out of the huts of history’s shame"?
(a) Allegory.
(b) Oxymoron.
(c) Allusion.
(d) Juxtaposition.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which technique is used in line 9, "Just like moons and like suns"?

3. Which is the best definition of "beset" in line 6?

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

5. Who is the author of "Still I Rise"?

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