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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: "Harlem Shadows," Lines 1-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which two lines of each stanza create a kind of refrain in this poem?
(a) The fifth and sixth.
(b) The first and sixth.
(c) The first and third.
(d) The second and fourth.

2. In line 1, "footsteps of a lass" is an example of which technique?
(a) Sibilance.
(b) Synesthesia.
(c) Alliteration.
(d) Onomatopoeia.

3. Which line most clearly echoes the tension between "little girls" (line 5) and "prowling" (line 6)?
(a) Line 9, "Through the lone night until the last snow-flake."
(b) Line 12, "Are trudging, thinly shod, from street to street."
(c) Line 7, "Through the long night until the silver break."
(d) Line 11, "The dusky, half-clad girls of tired feet."

4. What does the word "shod" in line 12 refer to?
(a) Footwear.
(b) Clothing.
(c) Movement.
(d) Sound.

5. What are the sex workers wearing on their feet?
(a) Light shoes meant to be worn indoors.
(b) Boots meant to protect them from snow and rain.
(c) Elaborate shoes with high heels.
(d) Thick-soled shoes that make them appear taller.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which lines of each stanza are indented?

2. What color does the speaker assign to the sex workers' feet?

3. In the first image of the sex workers, what is being emphasized?

4. In lines 2 and 3, the expression "when the night lets fall/ Its veil" is an example of which technique?

5. Which techniques are evident in line 4, "To bend and barter at desire's call"?

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