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

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

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) Elaborate shoes with high heels.
(d) Thick-soled shoes that make them appear taller.

4. Which lines of each stanza are indented?
(a) The first and third.
(b) The fifth and sixth.
(c) The first and sixth.
(d) The second and fourth.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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