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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 wishes that the school would not
(a) Try to be something it is not.
(b) Advertise itself as a school for blacks.
(c) Suppress the true nature of its students.
(d) Seek government funding.

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

3. Besides her uncle, what connection does Helga have in Chicago?
(a) She was born there.
(b) Her grandmother is there.
(c) She worked in the factories there.
(d) She remembers going there as a child.

4. Mrs. Hayes-Rore is
(a) An entertainer.
(b) A struggling actress.
(c) An activist for the Negro cause.
(d) An administrator for Chicago schools.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In her lovely room at Naxos, Helga is

2. Helga's step-siblings were

3. Helga feels that at Naxos she is

4. In her discomfort about not fitting in, Helga realizes

5. In Chicago, Helga finds a place to stay

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