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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 feels she does not fit in with this community because
(a) Her hair is blonde.
(b) She is a black activist.
(c) She is an aggressive woman.
(d) Her skin is fair.

2. In her lovely room at Naxos, Helga is
(a) Perfectly content and relaxed.
(b) Passionate about children.
(c) Angry and wants to leave.
(d) Fulfilled in her job.

3. Where does Helga encounter Robert Anderson again?
(a) At a health meeting in a church.
(b) At an insurance conference in Harlem.
(c) At a local restaurant.
(d) At a health seminar at her employer's.

4. In her discomfort about not fitting in, Helga realizes
(a) She loves to travel.
(b) She is better than these people.
(c) She does not want to fit in.
(d) Her feelings are hurt.

5. As Helga watches the dancers, she sees
(a) The beauty of her race.
(b) The absurdity of her situation.
(c) A blurr of color and light.
(d) Gradations of color in the Negro race.

Short Answer Questions

1. Helga Crane loves

2. Helga has trouble finding work because she

3. Helga wishes that the school would not

4. Helga considers the clothing of the staff to be

5. James Vayle, to whom Helga is engaged,

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