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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 is the primary quality that the speaker's stanza eight description of a body of water is intended to convey?
(a) Power.
(b) Endurance.
(c) Independence.
(d) Persistence.

2. What technique does the first line of the poem, "You may write me down in history," introduce?
(a) Apostrophe.
(b) Verbal irony.
(c) Allegory.
(d) Catalog.

3. What precious stones does the speaker use to evoke beauty and value in the simile in line 27?
(a) Diamonds.
(b) Sapphires.
(c) Rubies.
(d) Emeralds.

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

5. What is the rhyme scheme of the first seven stanzas?
(a) ABAC.
(b) ABAB.
(c) ABCB.
(d) ABBA.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is the most logical description of who "You" is in line 1?

2. Why is the speaker's past "rooted in pain" (line 32)?

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

4. Which two things does the final stanza use to represent the past and present?

5. What technique is used in line 29, "Out of the huts of history’s shame"?

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