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

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

3. Which is the most logical description of who "You" is in line 1?
(a) An unnamed oppressor.
(b) People of the past.
(c) Scholars and critics.
(d) A romantic partner.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the final quatrain, what does the speaker wonder about upsetting "you" with?

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

3. What kind of "certainty" does the speaker claim to have in line 10?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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