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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What precious stones does the speaker use to evoke beauty and value in the simile in line 27?

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