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

2. Which technique is used in line 9, "Just like moons and like suns"?
(a) Euphemism.
(b) Parallelism.
(c) Allusion.
(d) Dialect.

3. Who is the author of "Still I Rise"?
(a) Alice Walker.
(b) Toni Morrison.
(c) Maya Angelou.
(d) Nikki Giovanni.

4. Which technique is frequently used at the beginnings of stanzas?
(a) Onomatopoeia.
(b) Cacophony.
(c) Rhetorical question.
(d) Internal rhyme.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the primary quality that the speaker's stanza eight description of a body of water is intended to convey?

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

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

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

5. What technique is used in line 29, "Out of the huts of history’s shame"?

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