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

2. Which is the best definition for "trod" in the context of line 3?
(a) Throw or hurl downward.
(b) Press down with the foot.
(c) The sound of footsteps.
(d) Drag along the floor or earth.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What words create a refrain in the final two stanzas of the poem?

2. Which is the best definition of "beset" in line 6?

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

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

5. What precious stones does the speaker use to evoke beauty and value in the simile in line 27?

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