View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. Helga Crane loves
(a) Teaching.
(b) Being black and educated.
(c) Beauty and beautiful things.
(d) Classical music.

3. Helga has trouble finding work because she
(a) Tries too hard.
(b) Has no references.
(c) Is too persistent.
(d) Knows no one in Chicago.

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

5. One of the duties of her new job is to
(a) Teach small children.
(b) Clean a large, beautiful home.
(c) Travel with Mrs. Hayes-Rore.
(d) Read to Mrs. Hayes-Rore.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Helga gets a job in New York at

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

5. What disturbs Helga about her conversation with Dr. Anderson?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 244 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample