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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 line 21, "You may shoot me with your words"?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Simile.
(c) Innuendo.
(d) Kenning.

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

3. In the final quatrain, what does the speaker wonder about upsetting "you" with?
(a) Sexiness.
(b) Kindness.
(c) Intelligence.
(d) Beauty.

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

5. How does the speaker characterize herself in line 4?
(a) Lively and confident.
(b) Brave and perseverent.
(c) Lighthearted and silly.
(d) Intelligent and curious.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which technique is used in line 9, "Just like moons and like suns"?

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

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

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