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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 kind of "certainty" does the speaker claim to have in line 10?
(a) The "certainty of history."
(b) The "certainty of air."
(c) The "certainty of tides."
(d) The "certainty of springtime."

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

3. What technique is used in line 29, "Out of the huts of history’s shame"?
(a) Juxtaposition.
(b) Allegory.
(c) Oxymoron.
(d) Allusion.

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

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

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 most logical description of who "You" is in line 1?

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

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

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

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