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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

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