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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 line 17, what kind of a person is described by the word "haughtiness"?
(a) Sneaky and dishonest.
(b) Mean-spirited and petty.
(c) Arrogant and proud.
(d) Strange and eccentric.

2. What precious stones does the speaker use to evoke beauty and value in the simile in line 27?
(a) Emeralds.
(b) Rubies.
(c) Sapphires.
(d) Diamonds.

3. What body of water does the speaker claim to be in the eighth stanza?
(a) A stream.
(b) An ocean.
(c) A lake.
(d) A river.

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

5. What is the primary quality that the speaker's stanza eight description of a body of water is intended to convey?
(a) Independence.
(b) Power.
(c) Persistence.
(d) Endurance.

Short Answer Questions

1. What technique is used in lines 7 and 8, "’Cause I walk like I've got oil wells/ Pumping in my living room"?

2. What words create a refrain in the final two stanzas of the poem?

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

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

5. In the fourth stanza, what kind of person does the speaker ask if "you" want her to be?

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