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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. Whose presence is implied in "To bend and barter at desire's call" (line 4)?
(a) Pimps.
(b) Clients.
(c) Bystanders.
(d) Police officers.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In line 1, "footsteps of a lass" is an example of which technique?

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

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

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

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

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