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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. Where does the speaker say she obtained her gifts?
(a) From well-chosen friends.
(b) From effort and hard work.
(c) From her ancestors.
(d) From the passage of time.

2. In the fourth stanza, what kind of person does the speaker ask if "you" want her to be?
(a) Sad and meek.
(b) Angry and afraid.
(c) Distant and uninvolved.
(d) Tired and distracted.

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

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

5. In line 17, what kind of a person is described by the word "haughtiness"?
(a) Mean-spirited and petty.
(b) Strange and eccentric.
(c) Sneaky and dishonest.
(d) Arrogant and proud.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the final quatrain, what does the speaker wonder about upsetting "you" with?

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

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

5. What words create a refrain in the final two stanzas of the poem?

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