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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 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.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In line 16, what word does the speaker use to describe the feet of his own race?

3. What is being referred to with the expression "silver break" (line 7)?

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

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

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