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

2. How does the speaker characterize herself in line 4?
(a) Lively and confident.
(b) Lighthearted and silly.
(c) Intelligent and curious.
(d) Brave and perseverent.

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

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

5. What technique is used in lines 7 and 8, "’Cause I walk like I've got oil wells/ Pumping in my living room"?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Personification.
(c) Simile.
(d) Juxtaposition.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of "Still I Rise"?

2. What precious stones does the speaker use to evoke beauty and value in the simile in line 27?

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

4. What is the rhyme scheme of the first seven stanzas?

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

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