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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. In a letter, Anne asks Helga to
(a) Not be mad at her.
(b) Attend her wedding to Dr. Anderson.
(c) Forget about Dr. Anderson.
(d) Forget her past in Harlem.

2. When Helga sees Audrey Denny with Dr. Anderson, she feels
(a) Happy.
(b) Jealous.
(c) Sad.
(d) Angry.

3. What effect did Uncle Peter's check have on Helga?
(a) She begins to miss her mother.
(b) She remembers that she likes being white.
(c) She realizes she has felt yoked to her race.
(d) She feels guilty or causing Peter such trouble.

4. Helga is sure that James Vayle's family
(a) Is spiteful and petty.
(b) Wishes she would marry him.
(c) Is warm and inviting.
(d) Disapproves of her.

5. Helga decides to ask her maternal uncle for help because
(a) Her mother would have wanted it.
(b) Her father's wealth has disappeared.
(c) Her father's relatives hate her.
(d) She knows he will take her in.

Short Answer Questions

1. James Vayle is clearly

2. Anne's feelings about racism cause her to

3. The conversations at the tea Helga attends

4. Helga could never marry

5. In the sophisticated crowd, James Vayle seems

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