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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) Maya Angelou.
(c) Toni Morrison.
(d) Nikki Giovanni.

2. What body of water does the speaker claim to be in the eighth stanza?
(a) A stream.
(b) An ocean.
(c) A lake.
(d) A river.

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

4. Where does the speaker say she obtained her gifts?
(a) From well-chosen friends.
(b) From her ancestors.
(c) From the passage of time.
(d) From effort and hard work.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In the final quatrain, what does the speaker wonder about upsetting "you" with?

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