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

2. In line 16, what word does the speaker use to describe the feet of his own race?
(a) Fearful.
(b) Sacred.
(c) Aching.
(d) Prideful.

3. What is being referred to with the expression "silver break" (line 7)?
(a) Headlights.
(b) Streetlights.
(c) Dawn.
(d) Reflections.

4. Which techniques are evident in line 4, "To bend and barter at desire's call"?
(a) Euphony and alliteration.
(b) Asyndeton and euphony.
(c) Alliteration and personification.
(d) Personification and asyndeton.

5. In the first image of the sex workers, what is being emphasized?
(a) Their reaction to the cold.
(b) Their determination.
(c) The motion of their bodies.
(d) The burden of social expectations.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the sex workers wearing on their feet?

2. Whose presence is implied in "To bend and barter at desire's call" (line 4)?

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

4. What does the expression "feet of clay" in line 15 refer to?

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

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