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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. 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) Thick-soled shoes that make them appear taller.
(d) Elaborate shoes with high heels.

2. What does the expression "feet of clay" in line 15 refer to?
(a) A hidden character flaw.
(b) Cowardice and fear.
(c) Stubbornness and selfishness.
(d) A delicate, easily-fractured nature.

3. In lines 2 and 3, the expression "when the night lets fall/ Its veil" is an example of which technique?
(a) Paradox.
(b) Simile.
(c) Personification.
(d) Antithesis.

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

5. What color does the speaker assign to the sex workers' feet?
(a) White.
(b) Gray.
(c) Silver.
(d) Black.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which lines of each stanza are indented?

2. Which two lines of each stanza create a kind of refrain in this poem?

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

4. In line 16, what word does the speaker use to describe the feet of his own race?

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

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