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

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

3. Which technique is frequently used at the beginnings of stanzas?
(a) Onomatopoeia.
(b) Rhetorical question.
(c) Cacophony.
(d) Internal rhyme.

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

5. Which is the first stanza of the poem that is longer than four lines?
(a) 9.
(b) 7.
(c) 8.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the speaker say she obtained her gifts?

2. Which is the most logical description of who "You" is in line 1?

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

4. What precious stones does the speaker use to evoke beauty and value in the simile in line 27?

5. What techniques are used in line 19, "’Cause I laugh like I've got gold mines"?

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