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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. In the final quatrain, what does the speaker wonder about upsetting "you" with?
(a) Beauty.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Kindness.
(d) Sexiness.

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

3. What technique does the first line of the poem, "You may write me down in history," introduce?
(a) Apostrophe.
(b) Allegory.
(c) Catalog.
(d) Verbal irony.

4. Which two things does the final stanza use to represent the past and present?
(a) A seed and a sprout.
(b) Gathering clouds and rain.
(c) Night and daybreak.
(d) The directions east and west.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does the speaker characterize herself in line 4?

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