View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Helga feel about the encounter with Uncle Peter's wife?
(a) She is ashamed.
(b) She is determined.
(c) She is happy.
(d) She wants her to disappear.

2. The reason for Mrs. Hayes-Rore's reaction to Helga's story is that
(a) She is appalled and disgusted.
(b) She becomes quite bored with Helga's drama.
(c) People do not talk about intermingling race.
(d) The story strikes a familiar note.

3. Helga remembers her mother being
(a) Polite.
(b) Gregarious.
(c) Remote.
(d) Nurturing.

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

5. The furnishings in Anne Grey's home
(a) Are old and dusty.
(b) Are too modern for her home.
(c) Have been bought from museums.
(d) Appeal to Helga's sense of aesthetics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Anne's feelings about racism cause her to

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

3. In her discomfort about not fitting in, Helga realizes

4. The Danish word for "black" that Helga hears in town is

5. Helga wants to leave Naxos because

(see the answer key)

This section contains 214 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample