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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What ideas are associated with the snow in this poem?

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