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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. Helga makes the decision while she is still bedridden to
(a) Flee to Naxos.
(b) Commit suicide.
(c) Leave Pastor Green.
(d) Re-commit to the church.

2. Back in Harlem, Anne has
(a) Distanced herself from Helga.
(b) Rejected Helga completely.
(c) Become overly-protective.
(d) Begun to drink heavily.

3. What would Helga like to accomplish with Dr. Crane?
(a) Make him jealous.
(b) Arrange never to see him again.
(c) Get him matched up with Anne.
(d) Set him straight regarding their talk in Naxos.

4. Olsen thinks Helga's surprise at his proposal is
(a) Ridiculous.
(b) Cute.
(c) Feigned.
(d) Funny.

5. Helga's false pride masks her
(a) Coldness.
(b) Lack of taste.
(c) Insecurity and pain.
(d) Cruel nature.

Short Answer Questions

1. What disturbs Helga about her conversation with Dr. Anderson?

2. Olsen refers to Helga's refusal of him as

3. Helga's attitude toward Negro "uplift" has turned to

4. Helga's step-siblings were

5. At the vaudeville house, Helga feels

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