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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 technique is frequently used at the beginnings of stanzas?
(a) Internal rhyme.
(b) Onomatopoeia.
(c) Cacophony.
(d) Rhetorical question.

2. Which is the first stanza of the poem that is longer than four lines?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 9.
(d) 7.

3. What words create a refrain in the final two stanzas of the poem?
(a) "I rise and rise."
(b) "Again I rise."
(c) "Still I rise."
(d) "I rise."

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In line 17, what kind of a person is described by the word "haughtiness"?

2. In the fourth stanza, what kind of person does the speaker ask if "you" want her to be?

3. What techniques are used in line 19, "’Cause I laugh like I've got gold mines"?

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

5. What technique is used in line 21, "You may shoot me with your words"?

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