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

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

3. Who is the author of "Still I Rise"?
(a) Alice Walker.
(b) Toni Morrison.
(c) Maya Angelou.
(d) Nikki Giovanni.

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

5. What precious stones does the speaker use to evoke beauty and value in the simile in line 27?
(a) Emeralds.
(b) Rubies.
(c) Sapphires.
(d) Diamonds.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What technique is used in lines 7 and 8, "’Cause I walk like I've got oil wells/ Pumping in my living room"?

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

5. Which is the first stanza of the poem that is longer than four lines?

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