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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. In the fourth stanza, what kind of person does the speaker ask if "you" want her to be?
(a) Distant and uninvolved.
(b) Sad and meek.
(c) Angry and afraid.
(d) Tired and distracted.

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

3. What words create a refrain in the final two stanzas of the poem?
(a) "Still I rise."
(b) "I rise and rise."
(c) "Again I rise."
(d) "I rise."

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

5. Which technique is used in line 9, "Just like moons and like suns"?
(a) Dialect.
(b) Allusion.
(c) Parallelism.
(d) Euphemism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the rhyme scheme of the first seven stanzas?

2. What kind of "certainty" does the speaker claim to have in line 10?

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

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

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

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