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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) Sapphires.
(b) Diamonds.
(c) Rubies.
(d) Emeralds.

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

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

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

5. In the fourth stanza, what kind of person does the speaker ask if "you" want her to be?
(a) Angry and afraid.
(b) Tired and distracted.
(c) Distant and uninvolved.
(d) Sad and meek.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In line 17, what kind of a person is described by the word "haughtiness"?

3. Which technique is used in line 9, "Just like moons and like suns"?

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

5. What is the primary quality that the speaker's stanza eight description of a body of water is intended to convey?

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