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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. Which two things does the final stanza use to represent the past and present?
(a) Gathering clouds and rain.
(b) Night and daybreak.
(c) The directions east and west.
(d) A seed and a sprout.

2. What technique is used in line 21, "You may shoot me with your words"?
(a) Simile.
(b) Kenning.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Innuendo.

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

4. What kind of "certainty" does the speaker claim to have in line 10?
(a) The "certainty of history."
(b) The "certainty of tides."
(c) The "certainty of air."
(d) The "certainty of springtime."

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What body of water does the speaker claim to be in the eighth stanza?

4. Which is the best definition of "beset" in line 6?

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

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