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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Which two lines of each stanza create a kind of refrain in this poem?

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

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