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

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

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

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

5. Which techniques are evident in line 4, "To bend and barter at desire's call"?
(a) Asyndeton and euphony.
(b) Personification and asyndeton.
(c) Euphony and alliteration.
(d) Alliteration and personification.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Which two lines of each stanza create a kind of refrain in this poem?

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

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