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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Passing, Chapter Two.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Dr. Anderson's rejection of her leaves Helga
(a) Free to pursue others.
(b) Wanting to return to Naxos.
(c) Indifferent.
(d) Extremely depressed.

2. James Vayle is clearly
(a) A negotiator.
(b) A frightened man.
(c) Still in love with Helga.
(d) A loser in Harlem.

3. Helga remembers being in Denmark where people
(a) Admired her color and hair.
(b) Wanted to see her dance.
(c) Wanted her to join their clubs.
(d) Ignored her skin color.

4. Olsen refers to Helga's refusal of him as
(a) Totally expected.
(b) A tragedy.
(c) Comic relief.
(d) A waste of time.

5. Helga considers Negro society to be
(a) As complex as white.
(b) Beneath her social status.
(c) Simple and straightforward.
(d) Much easier to live with than white.

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides her uncle, what connection does Helga have in Chicago?

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

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

4. Helga feels that at Naxos she is

5. With his strange overtures toward her, Axel Olsen shows

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