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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. Besides her uncle, what connection does Helga have in Chicago?
(a) She was born there.
(b) Her grandmother is there.
(c) She worked in the factories there.
(d) She remembers going there as a child.

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

3. One of the duties of her new job is to
(a) Travel with Mrs. Hayes-Rore.
(b) Clean a large, beautiful home.
(c) Read to Mrs. Hayes-Rore.
(d) Teach small children.

4. What disturbs Helga about her conversation with Dr. Anderson?
(a) She feels she told half-truths.
(b) She wanted to stay.
(c) She feels she confided too much to him.
(d) She is ashamed of herself for resigning.

5. What Helga respects in Audrey is
(a) Her ability to look beyond racial barriers.
(b) Her intrigue with Dr. Anderson.
(c) Her beautiful apricot colored dress.
(d) Her incredible talent for dancing.

Short Answer Questions

1. When she finds Anne gone upon her return from the tea, Helga

2. Why is Helga distressed at the end of this chapter?

3. Helga resents the authority structure's tendency to be

4. In her discomfort about not fitting in, Helga realizes

5. Dr. Anderson would hope that Helga would, instead, prefer to

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