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

2. 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.

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

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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