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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Quicksand - Chapters Six and Seven.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Helga resents the authority structure's tendency to be
(a) Indifferent.
(b) Condescending.
(c) Judgmental.
(d) Aloof.

2. Anne Grey symbolizes
(a) Helga's worst stereotype.
(b) The snobbery of New York city.
(c) What Helga wishes to be.
(d) The depths to which Helga has sunk.

3. Helga feels that at Naxos she is
(a) Well thought of.
(b) Disliked.
(c) Respected.
(d) A real success.

4. Helga Crane loves
(a) Classical music.
(b) Being black and educated.
(c) Teaching.
(d) Beauty and beautiful things.

5. The sermon heard earlier affects Helga because
(a) It was not spontaneous.
(b) It pressed ideas onto the students about God.
(c) She feels it was rude and inappropriate.
(d) It was about the persecution of blacks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Helga tells her story to Mrs. Hayes-Rore who

2. Helga's false pride masks her

3. Helga has trouble finding work because she

4. Helga's step-siblings were

5. Knowing she is without support, Helga's desperation turns to

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