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

2. Helga finally finds work as
(a) A teacher.
(b) A housekeeper.
(c) A personal assistant.
(d) A librarian.

3. Margaret Creighton is
(a) Afraid Helga might be ill.
(b) Worried about losing her job.
(c) Concerned for Helga's career.
(d) A lost soul.

4. Anne's feelings about racism cause her to
(a) Hate white people.
(b) Keep to herself.
(c) Reject blacks.
(d) Stay out of Harlem.

5. Dr. Anderson would hope that Helga would, instead, prefer to
(a) Marry James Vayle and have children.
(b) Stay on and try to fix the problems at the school.
(c) Stay on in Naxos and date him.
(d) Take another position on the faculty.

Short Answer Questions

1. Anne does not know that Helga

2. When Helga sees Audrey Denny with Dr. Anderson, she feels

3. The conversations at the tea Helga attends

4. As Helga watches the dancers, she sees

5. Helga feels the school's intention is to

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