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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Quicksand, Chapters Twenty-Four and Twenty-Five.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why might Helga have felt alienated in the "Negro" school as a child?
(a) Her attitude was superior.
(b) She was not very smart.
(c) She was fair-skinned.
(d) She was not good looking.

2. Axel Olsen tells Helga that she has
(a) The determination of a white woman.
(b) The soul of a prostitute.
(c) The stubbornness of a mule.
(d) The grace of an African.

3. What emotion does Dr. Anderson's presence stir up in Helga?
(a) Her depression.
(b) Her superiority.
(c) Her grief.
(d) Her anger.

4. Peter's wife told Helga her presence was not
(a) Appropriate.
(b) Acceptable.
(c) Surprising.
(d) Convenient.

5. James Vayle feels it is important
(a) For everyone to have at least one child.
(b) For Helga to be married and settled down.
(c) That poorer negroes continue to have children.
(d) For negroes at the top of the race to have children.

Short Answer Questions

1. Helga has found peace and contentment in

2. Back in Harlem, Anne has

3. The portrait Olsen has painted of Helga is

4. Helga chooses to remain

5. Where does Helga encounter Robert Anderson again?

(see the answer key)

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