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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the sophisticated crowd, James Vayle seems
(a) Silly and under-dressed.
(b) Highly principled.
(c) Like a country boy.
(d) Young and innocent.

2. Dr. Anderson has assumed that Helga's good qualities are due to
(a) Her sense of morality.
(b) Her good breeding.
(c) Her fine education.
(d) The facade she wears.

3. The conversations at the tea Helga attends
(a) Make her irritable.
(b) Bore and exasperate her.
(c) Excite her.
(d) Make her want to serve her race.

4. Helga's most recent infant
(a) Was nursed by Clementine.
(b) Passed away after one week.
(c) Is cared for by Pastor Green.
(d) Looks just like Helga.

5. What has Irene heard about Clare since they were young?
(a) She has been a housewife.
(b) She has found a career as a dancer.
(c) She is a high fashion model in New York.
(d) She has been seen with rich white men.

Short Answer Questions

1. Helga considers the clothing of the staff to be

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

3. What did Clare's aunts do to her?

4. Helga gets a job in New York at

5. At the bottom of Helga's angst may be the fact that

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