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

2. Which technique is used in line 9, "Just like moons and like suns"?
(a) Allusion.
(b) Parallelism.
(c) Euphemism.
(d) Dialect.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which is the first stanza of the poem that is longer than four lines?

4. Why is the speaker's past "rooted in pain" (line 32)?

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

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