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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. The portrait Olsen has painted of Helga is
(a) Demure and soft.
(b) A mocking likeness.
(c) Exact and lifelike.
(d) Exotic and wild.

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

3. James Vayle is clearly
(a) A frightened man.
(b) Still in love with Helga.
(c) A negotiator.
(d) A loser in Harlem.

4. When she finds Anne gone upon her return from the tea, Helga
(a) Is indifferent.
(b) Is upset.
(c) Is disappointed.
(d) Is worried.

5. Helga remembers her mother being
(a) Gregarious.
(b) Polite.
(c) Nurturing.
(d) Remote.

Short Answer Questions

1. Helga could never marry

2. James Vayle feels it is important

3. At the vaudeville house, Helga feels

4. Anne's feelings about racism cause her to

5. Why does her uncle's wife reject Helga?

(see the answer key)

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