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

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

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

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

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

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

4. What precious stones does the speaker use to evoke beauty and value in the simile in line 27?

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

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