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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Passing, Part Two, Chapters Three and Four.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Helga projects a sense of
(a) Affluence.
(b) Fear.
(c) Indifference.
(d) Poverty.

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

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

4. Helga wants to leave Naxos because
(a) She dislikes her students.
(b) The staff is dependent upon her.
(c) She does not fit in.
(d) She hates James Vayle.

5. Once again, Helga realizes that
(a) Negroes are her own people.
(b) Harlem is the height of racism.
(c) Negroes are superior to whites.
(d) Harlem is superior to Denmark.

Short Answer Questions

1. Helga's false pride masks her

2. The staging of Helga by her aunt and uncle make Helga feel like

3. The remade green velvet dress

4. Helga's attitude toward Negro "uplift" has turned to

5. Helga tells Olsen that some day

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