View a FREE sample

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

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

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

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

5. Why is the speaker's past "rooted in pain" (line 32)?
(a) Because she has been abandoned by someone she loves.
(b) Because of the death of a loved one.
(c) Because of bigotry and discrimination.
(d) Because no one appreciates her value.

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. Which is the first stanza of the poem that is longer than four lines?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 214 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample