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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 7 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who is the author of "Still I Rise"?
(a) Nikki Giovanni.
(b) Alice Walker.
(c) Maya Angelou.
(d) Toni Morrison.
2. Which two things does the final stanza use to represent the past and present?
(a) The directions east and west.
(b) Gathering clouds and rain.
(c) Night and daybreak.
(d) A seed and a sprout.
3. Where does the speaker say she obtained her gifts?
(a) From well-chosen friends.
(b) From the passage of time.
(c) From her ancestors.
(d) From effort and hard work.
4. What techniques are used in line 19, "’Cause I laugh like I've got gold mines"?
(a) Onomatopoeia and alliteration.
(b) Assonance and sibilance.
(c) Sibilance and onomatopoeia.
(d) Alliteration and assonance.
5. In line 17, what kind of a person is described by the word "haughtiness"?
(a) Strange and eccentric.
(b) Mean-spirited and petty.
(c) Arrogant and proud.
(d) Sneaky and dishonest.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the primary quality that the speaker's stanza eight description of a body of water is intended to convey?
2. What is the rhyme scheme of the first seven stanzas?
3. Which technique is frequently used at the beginnings of stanzas?
4. What kind of "certainty" does the speaker claim to have in line 10?
5. What precious stones does the speaker use to evoke beauty and value in the simile in line 27?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do all of the questions the speaker asks have in common?
2. Describe the pattern that stanzas 2, 4, 5, and 7 have in common.
3. What oppressive actions does the speaker suggest "you" might take, and how does she say she will respond?
4. What specific historical phenomenon does the speaker talk about rising above in the final two stanzas, and what allusion does she use to introduce the topic?
5. Why is the poem titled "Still I Rise" and not just "I Rise"--what additional idea does the word "Still" convey?
6. Describe how the final two stanzas of the poem differ from the first seven stazas.
7. In the final stanza, what metaphor does the speaker use, and what does it signify?
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