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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Brian and Irene's marriage is vulnerable to ____________.
(a) Stress from raising the children.
(b) Infidelity.
(c) Clare's attractriveness.
(d) Outside influence.

2. Whom do Irene and Gertrude talk about?
(a) Clare's father.
(b) John Bellew.
(c) Clare and John.
(d) Clare.

3. What kept Irene from standing up to John?
(a) Her pride.
(b) Her friendship with Clare.
(c) Her embarrassment about her family.
(d) Her fear of him.

4. What does Clare express in her note?
(a) She regrets she is part black.
(b) She wants to return to her race.
(c) She is glad she is married to a white man.
(d) She wants to leave John.

5. To whom is Gertrude married?
(a) A white man.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) A black man.
(d) A Mexican man.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are Nella Larsen's parents?

2. Why does John Bellew call Clare "nig"?

3. Who talked Brian out of moving to Brazil?

4. What makes Irene stop shopping when she's in Chicago?

5. What does the conflict between Brian and Irene indicate?

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