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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Helga is angry at herself because
(a) Her colleagues like their jobs.
(b) Her students think she is too young.
(c) She is too beautiful to be a teacher.
(d) Her teaching has been ineffective.

2. When she finds Anne gone upon her return from the tea, Helga
(a) Is upset.
(b) Is disappointed.
(c) Is indifferent.
(d) Is worried.

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

4. Helga decides to ask her maternal uncle for help because
(a) Her father's wealth has disappeared.
(b) She knows he will take her in.
(c) Her mother would have wanted it.
(d) Her father's relatives hate her.

5. Why is Helga distressed at the end of this chapter?
(a) She is jealous, confused and afraid.
(b) She misses her aunt and uncle.
(c) She wants to continue to live with Anne.
(d) She is angry to be black.

Short Answer Questions

1. Helga wishes that the school would not

2. Margaret Creighton is

3. The sermon heard earlier affects Helga because

4. Helga considers the clothing of the staff to be

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

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