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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which lines of each stanza are indented?

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

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

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