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

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

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

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

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) Their determination.
(d) The burden of social expectations.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What are the sex workers wearing on their feet?

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

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