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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) Paradox.
(b) Personification.
(c) Antithesis.
(d) Simile.

2. What ideas are associated with the snow in this poem?
(a) Circumstance, poverty, and innocence.
(b) Punishment, corruption, and justice.
(c) Heaven, purity, and nature.
(d) Prejudice, indifference, and suffering.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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