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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 wants to leave Naxos because
(a) The staff is dependent upon her.
(b) She dislikes her students.
(c) She does not fit in.
(d) She hates James Vayle.

2. Anne Grey symbolizes
(a) Helga's worst stereotype.
(b) The snobbery of New York city.
(c) The depths to which Helga has sunk.
(d) What Helga wishes to be.

3. When Dr. Anderson makes an assumption about her background, Helga
(a) Responds angrily with the truth about her parents.
(b) Is glad no one knows about her lack of family.
(c) Hopes he will find her repulsive.
(d) Accepts the compliment and smiles.

4. Helga could never marry
(a) A Dane.
(b) A white man.
(c) An artist.
(d) A black man.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Anne secretly knows that Dr. Anderson might

2. What effect did Uncle Peter's check have on Helga?

3. The painter, Herr Olsen, finds Helga's looks to be

4. In a letter, Anne asks Helga to

5. Anne's feelings about racism cause her to

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