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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. What emotion does Dr. Anderson's presence stir up in Helga?
(a) Her depression.
(b) Her anger.
(c) Her superiority.
(d) Her grief.

2. Anne Grey symbolizes
(a) What Helga wishes to be.
(b) The depths to which Helga has sunk.
(c) Helga's worst stereotype.
(d) The snobbery of New York city.

3. Helga has found peace and contentment in
(a) Her job.
(b) Her spirituality.
(c) Anne's house.
(d) Harlem.

4. Helga gets a job in New York at
(a) A retail store.
(b) A law firm.
(c) A factory.
(d) An insurance firm.

5. How did Helga's mother lift herself out of her bad situation?
(a) She moved to Denmark.
(b) She stopped having children.
(c) She proclaimed her Danish heritage.
(d) She married a white man.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Besides her uncle, what connection does Helga have in Chicago?

3. Where does Helga encounter Robert Anderson again?

4. Helga Crane loves

5. In Chicago, Helga finds a place to stay

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