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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. Which is the best definition for "trod" in the context of line 3?
(a) Press down with the foot.
(b) Throw or hurl downward.
(c) The sound of footsteps.
(d) Drag along the floor or earth.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In the fourth stanza, what kind of person does the speaker ask if "you" want her to be?

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