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

2. What technique is used in line 21, "You may shoot me with your words"?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Simile.
(c) Innuendo.
(d) Kenning.

3. What technique is used in lines 7 and 8, "’Cause I walk like I've got oil wells/ Pumping in my living room"?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Simile.
(c) Juxtaposition.
(d) Personification.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Which two things does the final stanza use to represent the past and present?

(see the answer key)

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