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

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

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

4. In line 1, "footsteps of a lass" is an example of which technique?
(a) Onomatopoeia.
(b) Sibilance.
(c) Synesthesia.
(d) Alliteration.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the first image of the sex workers, what is being emphasized?

2. What does the expression "feet of clay" in line 15 refer to?

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

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

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

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