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

2. Why might Helga have felt alienated in the "Negro" school as a child?
(a) She was fair-skinned.
(b) Her attitude was superior.
(c) She was not good looking.
(d) She was not very smart.

3. Clementine Richards thinks Helga does not
(a) Respect God.
(b) Look black enough.
(c) Appreciate the worth of Pastor Green.
(d) Understand goodness.

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

5. One of the duties of her new job is to
(a) Travel with Mrs. Hayes-Rore.
(b) Teach small children.
(c) Clean a large, beautiful home.
(d) Read to Mrs. Hayes-Rore.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Helga feels like a criminal when she meets Anne because

3. Brian demands that Irene not

4. Irene allowing Clare into the private rooms of the house symbolizes

5. Margaret Creighton is

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