39 pages 1 hour read

Still I Rise

Fiction | Poem | Adult | Published in 1977

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Reading Comprehension Questions

1. Who is the “you” the speaker addresses?

A) White oppressors

B) Black Americans

C) Historians

D) Africans

2. What does the speaker rise against?

A) Books

B) Haughtiness

C) Dust

D) Lies

3. What upsets the presumed listener?

A) The speaker’s bowed head and lowered eyes

B) The speaker’s sassiness and sexiness

C) The speaker’s teardrops and soulful sighs

D) The speaker’s oil wells and gold mines

4. What weapon does the listener use against the speaker?

A) Long knife

B) Metal gun

C) Hateful words

D) Sharp eyes

5. What does the speaker say she is?

A) The gift of an ancestor

B) The hope of a slave

C) A night of terror

D) A clear daybreak

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