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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Quicksand - Chapters Six and Seven.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Helga feels that at Naxos she is
(a) A real success.
(b) Respected.
(c) Disliked.
(d) Well thought of.

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

3. Helga decides to ask her maternal uncle for help because
(a) Her father's relatives hate her.
(b) Her mother would have wanted it.
(c) She knows he will take her in.
(d) Her father's wealth has disappeared.

4. Peter's wife told Helga her presence was not
(a) Appropriate.
(b) Surprising.
(c) Convenient.
(d) Acceptable.

5. Anne Grey symbolizes
(a) Helga's worst stereotype.
(b) The snobbery of New York city.
(c) The depths to which Helga has sunk.
(d) What Helga wishes to be.

Short Answer Questions

1. Helga feels like a criminal when she meets Anne because

2. Helga's false pride masks her

3. Helga is angry at herself because

4. The sermon heard earlier affects Helga because

5. How does Helga feel about the encounter with Uncle Peter's wife?

(see the answer key)

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