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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Encounter: Chapters 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Irene's father hiding about Clare?
(a) She was part Mexian.
(b) She was part Chinese.
(c) She was black.
(d) She passed for white.

2. Clare Kendry disappears from the Chicago neighborhood after what event?
(a) Her mother's death.
(b) Her father is arrested.
(c) Her house burns down.
(d) Her father's death.

3. How does Irene feel about Clare?
(a) Outrage.
(b) Jealous.
(c) Pity.
(d) Compassionate.

4. How many black people has John Bellew met?
(a) Less than ten.
(b) Many.
(c) A few.
(d) None.

5. Who stares at Irene at the hotel?
(a) The waiter.
(b) The beautiful woman.
(c) The maitre 'de.
(d) The handsome man.

Short Answer Questions

1. Clare can pass as _________.

2. What does Gertrude's husband know about her heritage?

3. Whom does Irene try to ignore?

4. Who are Nella Larsen's parents?

5. Irene thinks the woman who sits near her at the hotel looks _____________.

(see the answer key)

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