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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 she does not fit in with this community because
(a) She is an aggressive woman.
(b) Her hair is blonde.
(c) Her skin is fair.
(d) She is a black activist.

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

3. Mrs. Hayes-Rore warns Helga not to mention
(a) That her mother was white.
(b) That her mother has died.
(c) The relationship between the two.
(d) Her teaching background.

4. Helga's step-siblings were
(a) Black children.
(b) Mulatto children.
(c) White children.
(d) Danish children.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. James Vayle, to whom Helga is engaged,

2. Why might Helga have felt alienated in the "Negro" school as a child?

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

4. Helga decides to ask her maternal uncle for help because

5. Helga considers the clothing of the staff to be

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