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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) She is an aggressive woman.
(b) Her hair is blonde.
(c) She is a black activist.
(d) Her skin is fair.

2. Helga now feels alienated from
(a) The Negro race.
(b) Her aunt.
(c) Herself.
(d) Harlem and New York.

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

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

5. Helga is disturbed by her euphoric feelings from the music, telling herself
(a) She is not a jungle animal.
(b) She is of Danish descent.
(c) She does not like to dance.
(d) She is not an African American.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What emotion does Dr. Anderson's presence stir up in Helga?

3. Helga's false pride masks her

4. Dr. Anderson has assumed that Helga's good qualities are due to

5. Helga remembers her mother being

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