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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. James Vayle, to whom Helga is engaged,
(a) Has dishonorable intentions.
(b) Has assimilated into the school's culture.
(c) Is a rebel and a loner.
(d) Is a well-known gossip.

2. The reason for Mrs. Hayes-Rore's reaction to Helga's story is that
(a) She becomes quite bored with Helga's drama.
(b) The story strikes a familiar note.
(c) She is appalled and disgusted.
(d) People do not talk about intermingling race.

3. At the bottom of Helga's angst may be the fact that
(a) She comes from questionable circumstances.
(b) She has abandoned her family.
(c) She has a better place in society.
(d) Her family was wealthy at one time.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chicago, Helga finds a place to stay

2. The husband of Mrs. Hayes-Rore died

3. Helga's hidden feeling about her lack of family is

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

5. Helga remembers her mother being

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