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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Does Irene want Clare in her life again?
(a) She is ambivalent.
(b) Perhaps, with conditions.
(c) Absolutely not.
(d) Desperately.

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

3. What dominates Helga's mind when rich men court her in New York?
(a) Robert Anderson.
(b) Her career goals.
(c) Her simple life in Chicago.
(d) Her wish to stay with Anne.

4. Helga gets a job in New York at
(a) A factory.
(b) An insurance firm.
(c) A retail store.
(d) A law firm.

5. Helga is disturbed by her euphoric feelings from the music, telling herself
(a) She is of Danish descent.
(b) She is not an African American.
(c) She is not a jungle animal.
(d) She does not like to dance.

Short Answer Questions

1. Helga wants to leave Naxos because

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

3. What is a personality trait of Clare's that stands out in Irene's mind?

4. Why is Helga distressed at the end of this chapter?

5. Dr. Anderson's rejection of her leaves Helga

(see the answer key)

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