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

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

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

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. Where does the speaker say she obtained her gifts?
(a) From well-chosen friends.
(b) From her ancestors.
(c) From effort and hard work.
(d) From the passage of time.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What body of water does the speaker claim to be in the eighth stanza?

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

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

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

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