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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Quicksand, Chapters Eighteen and Nineteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Axel Olsen tells Helga that she has
(a) The grace of an African.
(b) The soul of a prostitute.
(c) The determination of a white woman.
(d) The stubbornness of a mule.

4. Once again, Helga realizes that
(a) Harlem is the height of racism.
(b) Negroes are her own people.
(c) Negroes are superior to whites.
(d) Harlem is superior to Denmark.

5. James Vayle feels it is important
(a) That poorer negroes continue to have children.
(b) For negroes at the top of the race to have children.
(c) For everyone to have at least one child.
(d) For Helga to be married and settled down.

Short Answer Questions

1. The portrait Olsen has painted of Helga is

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

3. Helga's step-siblings were

4. Olsen thinks Helga's surprise at his proposal is

5. In her lovely room at Naxos, Helga is

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