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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) Alliteration and assonance.
(b) Assonance and sibilance.
(c) Sibilance and onomatopoeia.
(d) Onomatopoeia and alliteration.

2. What words create a refrain in the final two stanzas of the poem?
(a) "I rise and rise."
(b) "Still I rise."
(c) "I rise."
(d) "Again I rise."

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of "certainty" does the speaker claim to have in line 10?

2. What is the primary quality that the speaker's stanza eight description of a body of water is intended to convey?

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

4. Which two things does the final stanza use to represent the past and present?

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

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