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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 does the expression "feet of clay" in line 15 refer to?
(a) Cowardice and fear.
(b) A delicate, easily-fractured nature.
(c) A hidden character flaw.
(d) Stubbornness and selfishness.
2. In lines 2 and 3, the expression "when the night lets fall/ Its veil" is an example of which technique?
(a) Paradox.
(b) Personification.
(c) Simile.
(d) Antithesis.
3. What does the word "shod" in line 12 refer to?
(a) Clothing.
(b) Movement.
(c) Footwear.
(d) Sound.
4. Which two lines of each stanza create a kind of refrain in this poem?
(a) The first and third.
(b) The fifth and sixth.
(c) The first and sixth.
(d) The second and fourth.
5. What is being referred to with the expression "silver break" (line 7)?
(a) Headlights.
(b) Dawn.
(c) Reflections.
(d) Streetlights.
Short Answer Questions
1. What color does the speaker assign to the sex workers' feet?
2. In line 16, what word does the speaker use to describe the feet of his own race?
3. What are the sex workers wearing on their feet?
4. Which lines of each stanza are indented?
5. Which techniques are evident in line 4, "To bend and barter at desire's call"?
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