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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In lines 2 and 3, the expression "when the night lets fall/ Its veil" is an example of which technique?

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

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

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

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

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