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

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

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

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

5. What technique does the first line of the poem, "You may write me down in history," introduce?
(a) Apostrophe.
(b) Catalog.
(c) Allegory.
(d) Verbal irony.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which technique is used in line 9, "Just like moons and like suns"?

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

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

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

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