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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What technique does the first line of the poem, "You may write me down in history," introduce?

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

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

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

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

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