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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) Independence.
(c) Persistence.
(d) Power.

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

3. What technique is used in line 29, "Out of the huts of history’s shame"?
(a) Oxymoron.
(b) Juxtaposition.
(c) Allusion.
(d) Allegory.

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

5. Which is the best definition of "beset" in line 6?
(a) Cradled.
(b) Inspired.
(c) Decorated.
(d) Troubled.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In line 17, what kind of a person is described by the word "haughtiness"?

4. How does the speaker characterize herself in line 4?

5. In the final quatrain, what does the speaker wonder about upsetting "you" with?

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