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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 is tired of black people
(a) Being walked on by whites.
(b) Denigrating white people.
(c) Wanting to be white.
(d) Sticking together.

2. The staging of Helga by her aunt and uncle make Helga feel like
(a) A dinosaur.
(b) A peacock.
(c) A monkey.
(d) A pet dog.

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

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

5. How did Helga's mother lift herself out of her bad situation?
(a) She moved to Denmark.
(b) She stopped having children.
(c) She proclaimed her Danish heritage.
(d) She married a white man.

Short Answer Questions

1. When she finds Anne gone upon her return from the tea, Helga

2. Soon after Helga is well enough to be out of bed

3. Why might Helga have felt alienated in the "Negro" school as a child?

4. In Chicago, Helga finds a place to stay

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

(see the answer key)

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