View a FREE sample

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

2. Whose presence is implied in "To bend and barter at desire's call" (line 4)?
(a) Bystanders.
(b) Police officers.
(c) Pimps.
(d) Clients.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are the sex workers wearing on their feet?

3. Which lines of each stanza are indented?

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

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 229 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample