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

2. What does the word "shod" in line 12 refer to?
(a) Movement.
(b) Sound.
(c) Clothing.
(d) Footwear.

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

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is being referred to with the expression "silver break" (line 7)?

4. In line 16, what word does the speaker use to describe the feet of his own race?

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

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