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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. Which is the best definition of "beset" in line 6?
(a) Troubled.
(b) Decorated.
(c) Inspired.
(d) Cradled.
2. Which two things does the final stanza use to represent the past and present?
(a) The directions east and west.
(b) A seed and a sprout.
(c) Night and daybreak.
(d) Gathering clouds and rain.
3. Why is the speaker's past "rooted in pain" (line 32)?
(a) Because of bigotry and discrimination.
(b) Because of the death of a loved one.
(c) Because no one appreciates her value.
(d) Because she has been abandoned by someone she loves.
4. In the final quatrain, what does the speaker wonder about upsetting "you" with?
(a) Intelligence.
(b) Kindness.
(c) Sexiness.
(d) Beauty.
5. Which is the first stanza of the poem that is longer than four lines?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 9.
(d) 7.
Short Answer Questions
1. What precious stones does the speaker use to evoke beauty and value in the simile in line 27?
2. What kind of "certainty" does the speaker claim to have in line 10?
3. Which is the most logical description of who "You" is in line 1?
4. What words create a refrain in the final two stanzas of the poem?
5. What technique is used in lines 7 and 8, "’Cause I walk like I've got oil wells/ Pumping in my living room"?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. Describe the pattern that stanzas 2, 4, 5, and 7 have in common.
3. Why is the poem titled "Still I Rise" and not just "I Rise"--what additional idea does the word "Still" convey?
4. In the final stanza, what metaphor does the speaker use, and what does it signify?
5. What do all of the questions the speaker asks have in common?
6. Describe how the final two stanzas of the poem differ from the first seven stazas.
7. What oppressive actions does the speaker suggest "you" might take, and how does she say she will respond?
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