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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. Margaret Creighton is
(a) A lost soul.
(b) Afraid Helga might be ill.
(c) Concerned for Helga's career.
(d) Worried about losing her job.

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

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

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

5. Helga considers the clothing of the staff to be
(a) Colorless.
(b) Poor quality.
(c) Dowdy.
(d) Lovely.

Short Answer Questions

1. The painter, Herr Olsen, finds Helga's looks to be

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

3. Helga tells her story to Mrs. Hayes-Rore who

4. Helga is tired of black people

5. In Chicago, Helga finds a place to stay

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