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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 second and fourth.
(d) The first and third.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is being referred to with the expression "silver break" (line 7)?

2. Which line most clearly echoes the tension between "little girls" (line 5) and "prowling" (line 6)?

3. Which lines of each stanza are indented?

4. In line 1, "footsteps of a lass" is an example of which technique?

5. What ideas are associated with the snow in this poem?

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