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

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

3. 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) Elaborate shoes with high heels.
(d) Light shoes meant to be worn indoors.

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

5. What does the expression "feet of clay" in line 15 refer to?
(a) A hidden character flaw.
(b) A delicate, easily-fractured nature.
(c) Cowardice and fear.
(d) Stubbornness and selfishness.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which lines of each stanza are indented?

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

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

5. What does the word "shod" in line 12 refer to?

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