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

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

3. What technique is used in line 21, "You may shoot me with your words"?
(a) Innuendo.
(b) Kenning.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Simile.

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

5. What technique is used in lines 7 and 8, "’Cause I walk like I've got oil wells/ Pumping in my living room"?
(a) Personification.
(b) Simile.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Juxtaposition.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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