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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 third.
(b) The first and sixth.
(c) The second and fourth.
(d) The fifth and sixth.

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

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

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

5. Which two lines of each stanza create a kind of refrain in this poem?
(a) The second and fourth.
(b) The first and third.
(c) The first and sixth.
(d) The fifth and sixth.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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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