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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) Maya Angelou.
(b) Toni Morrison.
(c) Alice Walker.
(d) Nikki Giovanni.

2. What is the rhyme scheme of the first seven stanzas?
(a) ABCB.
(b) ABAC.
(c) ABBA.
(d) ABAB.

3. What kind of "certainty" does the speaker claim to have in line 10?
(a) The "certainty of tides."
(b) The "certainty of air."
(c) The "certainty of history."
(d) The "certainty of springtime."

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

5. What technique does the first line of the poem, "You may write me down in history," introduce?
(a) Allegory.
(b) Verbal irony.
(c) Apostrophe.
(d) Catalog.

Short Answer Questions

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

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. What technique is used in line 21, "You may shoot me with your words"?

5. Which technique is used in line 9, "Just like moons and like suns"?

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