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

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

3. 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.

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

5. Which lines of each stanza are indented?
(a) The second and fourth.
(b) The fifth and sixth.
(c) The first and third.
(d) The first and sixth.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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