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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 line 17, what kind of a person is described by the word "haughtiness"?
(a) Arrogant and proud.
(b) Mean-spirited and petty.
(c) Sneaky and dishonest.
(d) Strange and eccentric.

2. What body of water does the speaker claim to be in the eighth stanza?
(a) A river.
(b) A stream.
(c) A lake.
(d) An ocean.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

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