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

2. 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) Alliteration and assonance.
(d) Assonance and sibilance.

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

4. How does the speaker characterize herself in line 4?
(a) Intelligent and curious.
(b) Brave and perseverent.
(c) Lively and confident.
(d) Lighthearted and silly.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What words create a refrain in the final two stanzas of the poem?

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

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