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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) Alliteration.
(b) Synesthesia.
(c) Sibilance.
(d) Onomatopoeia.

2. In lines 2 and 3, the expression "when the night lets fall/ Its veil" is an example of which technique?
(a) Paradox.
(b) Antithesis.
(c) Personification.
(d) Simile.

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

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

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) Thick-soled shoes that make them appear taller.
(d) Light shoes meant to be worn indoors.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the first image of the sex workers, what is being emphasized?

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

4. Which lines of each stanza are indented?

5. Which line most clearly echoes the tension between "little girls" (line 5) and "prowling" (line 6)?

(see the answer key)

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