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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. Why might Helga have felt alienated in the "Negro" school as a child?
(a) Her attitude was superior.
(b) She was fair-skinned.
(c) She was not good looking.
(d) She was not very smart.

2. When Dr. Anderson makes an assumption about her background, Helga
(a) Hopes he will find her repulsive.
(b) Is glad no one knows about her lack of family.
(c) Responds angrily with the truth about her parents.
(d) Accepts the compliment and smiles.

3. Helga gets a job in New York at
(a) An insurance firm.
(b) A law firm.
(c) A factory.
(d) A retail store.

4. Why does her uncle's wife reject Helga?
(a) She is simply cruel and evil.
(b) She feels Helga is not a valid member of the family.
(c) She does not believe Helga.
(d) She thinks Helga dresses too loudly.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Peter's wife told Helga her presence was not

2. Helga projects a sense of

3. Helga Crane loves

4. Helga feels that at Naxos she is

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

(see the answer key)

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