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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. In the final quatrain, what does the speaker wonder about upsetting "you" with?
(a) Intelligence.
(b) Beauty.
(c) Sexiness.
(d) Kindness.

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

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

4. Why is the speaker's past "rooted in pain" (line 32)?
(a) Because of the death of a loved one.
(b) Because of bigotry and discrimination.
(c) Because no one appreciates her value.
(d) Because she has been abandoned by someone she loves.

5. Which is the best definition of "beset" in line 6?
(a) Decorated.
(b) Troubled.
(c) Cradled.
(d) Inspired.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the speaker characterize herself in line 4?

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

3. Which technique is used in line 9, "Just like moons and like suns"?

4. What is the primary quality that the speaker's stanza eight description of a body of water is intended to convey?

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

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