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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Quicksand - Chapters Twelve, Thirteen and Fourteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Helga finally finds work as
(a) A housekeeper.
(b) A librarian.
(c) A personal assistant.
(d) A teacher.

2. Anne's feelings about racism cause her to
(a) Hate white people.
(b) Stay out of Harlem.
(c) Keep to herself.
(d) Reject blacks.

3. The Danish word for "black" that Helga hears in town is
(a) Ebone.
(b) Sorte.
(c) Negre.
(d) Sienna.

4. At the bottom of Helga's angst may be the fact that
(a) She has abandoned her family.
(b) Her family was wealthy at one time.
(c) She has a better place in society.
(d) She comes from questionable circumstances.

5. Helga has found peace and contentment in
(a) Her spirituality.
(b) Anne's house.
(c) Her job.
(d) Harlem.

Short Answer Questions

1. In her aunt' home, Helga's innate desire for things

2. Where does Helga encounter Robert Anderson again?

3. The remade green velvet dress

4. In Chicago, Helga finds a place to stay

5. Margaret Creighton is

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