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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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