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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. Katrina would like Helga to
(a) Stay with her forever.
(b) Make more friends.
(c) Be attracted to Axel Olsen.
(d) Be less flambouyant.

2. When she is dressed for tea, Helga's uncle decides that she
(a) Must have earrings.
(b) Needs more makeup.
(c) Needs higher heels.
(d) Needs a better hairdo.

3. Helga has found peace and contentment in
(a) Her job.
(b) Harlem.
(c) Her spirituality.
(d) Anne's house.

4. In her aunt' home, Helga's innate desire for things
(a) Is more in perspective.
(b) Is oppressed.
(c) Is fulfilled.
(d) Is extinguished.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the sophisticated crowd, James Vayle seems

2. Why might Helga have felt alienated in the "Negro" school as a child?

3. The staging of Helga by her aunt and uncle make Helga feel like

4. In a letter, Anne asks Helga to

5. Audrey Denny is the subject of gossip because

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