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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 final quatrain, what does the speaker wonder about upsetting "you" with?
(a) Intelligence.
(b) Beauty.
(c) Kindness.
(d) Sexiness.

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

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

4. 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 springtime."
(d) The "certainty of tides."

5. Where does the speaker say she obtained her gifts?
(a) From the passage of time.
(b) From her ancestors.
(c) From well-chosen friends.
(d) From effort and hard work.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which technique is frequently used at the beginnings of stanzas?

2. What technique does the first line of the poem, "You may write me down in history," introduce?

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

4. Why is the speaker's past "rooted in pain" (line 32)?

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

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