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

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

3. 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.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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