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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. When she realizes what Axel Olsen is implying, Helga feels
(a) Repugnance.
(b) Hilarity.
(c) Admiration.
(d) Love.

2. Besides her uncle, what connection does Helga have in Chicago?
(a) She worked in the factories there.
(b) She remembers going there as a child.
(c) Her grandmother is there.
(d) She was born there.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Helga's false pride masks her

5. What dominates Helga's mind when rich men court her in New York?

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