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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Quicksand, Chapter Fifteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Helga remembers being in Denmark where people
(a) Ignored her skin color.
(b) Wanted her to join their clubs.
(c) Wanted to see her dance.
(d) Admired her color and hair.

2. Helga's hidden feeling about her lack of family is
(a) Defiance.
(b) Indifference.
(c) Shame.
(d) Sadness.

3. The Fishers arrive at the boat in order to
(a) Satisfy their curiosity.
(b) Greet Helga in Dutch.
(c) Help with Helga's bags.
(d) Translate for Helga's new uncle.

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

5. Helga found her job with the help of
(a) A teacher in downtown Chicago.
(b) Mrs. Haye-Rore.
(c) A small personnel agency.
(d) The local YWCA.

Short Answer Questions

1. Helga's false pride masks her

2. Helga is disturbed by her euphoric feelings from the music, telling herself

3. How does Helga feel about the encounter with Uncle Peter's wife?

4. The remade green velvet dress

5. The dress Helga chooses to wear to Anne's homecoming party represents

(see the answer key)

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