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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Encounter: Chapters 1-2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Irene want to drink when she finishes shopping?
(a) Tea.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Beer.
(d) Coffee.

2. What relative of Clare's was visited by Irene's father?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her aunts.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her sister.

3. Who are Nella Larsen's parents?
(a) A West Indian man and a Dutch mother.
(b) An English man and a West Indies mother.
(c) A German man and an African mother.
(d) A Dutch man and a West Indian mother.

4. Irene thinks that what group of people cannot tell what race she is?
(a) All people.
(b) White people.
(c) Foreigners.
(d) Black people.

5. What does Irene think of the couple who sits near her at the hotel?
(a) Charming.
(b) Mysterious.
(c) Arrogant.
(d) Friendly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Irene recalls a trip to what city?

2. Where does Nella Larsen become a shining star?

3. Where does Nella spend the majority of her childhood?

4. Where is Irene seated at the hotel?

5. What was Irene's father hiding about Clare?

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