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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What does the word "shod" in line 12 refer to?

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

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