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

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

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

4. Who is the author of "Still I Rise"?
(a) Toni Morrison.
(b) Maya Angelou.
(c) Alice Walker.
(d) Nikki Giovanni.

5. What precious stones does the speaker use to evoke beauty and value in the simile in line 27?
(a) Rubies.
(b) Emeralds.
(c) Diamonds.
(d) Sapphires.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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