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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does the speaker characterize herself in line 4?

3. Which is the most logical description of who "You" is in line 1?

4. Which is the best definition for "trod" in the context of line 3?

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

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