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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What technique does the first line of the poem, "You may write me down in history," introduce?

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

5. Who is the author of "Still I Rise"?

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