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

2. Which is the most logical description of who "You" is in line 1?
(a) Scholars and critics.
(b) A romantic partner.
(c) An unnamed oppressor.
(d) People of the past.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What body of water does the speaker claim to be in the eighth stanza?

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

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

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