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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. What is the primary quality that the speaker's stanza eight description of a body of water is intended to convey?
(a) Endurance.
(b) Power.
(c) Independence.
(d) Persistence.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What techniques are used in line 19, "’Cause I laugh like I've got gold mines"?

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

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

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

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

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