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

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

3. How does the speaker characterize herself in line 4?
(a) Lighthearted and silly.
(b) Lively and confident.
(c) Brave and perseverent.
(d) Intelligent and curious.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What technique is used in line 21, "You may shoot me with your words"?

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

5. What technique is used in line 29, "Out of the huts of history’s shame"?

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