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

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

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

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who is the author of "Still I Rise"?

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