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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Helga thinks she has now
(a) Hit the bottom.
(b) Avoided suicide.
(c) Found her saving grace.
(d) Lost her mind.

2. Back in Harlem, Anne has
(a) Rejected Helga completely.
(b) Distanced herself from Helga.
(c) Begun to drink heavily.
(d) Become overly-protective.

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

4. Irene does not tell Brian about bumping into Bellew because
(a) She is embarrassed.
(b) She is not sure why it happened.
(c) She thinks it is meaningless.
(d) It might serve as a warning to him.

5. Dr. Anderson would hope that Helga would, instead, prefer to
(a) Marry James Vayle and have children.
(b) Stay on and try to fix the problems at the school.
(c) Stay on in Naxos and date him.
(d) Take another position on the faculty.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Clare mentions she would do anything to get what she wants, it

3. What animal image comes to Irene's mind when considering Clare?

4. Helga considers Negro society to be

5. Helga wants to leave Naxos because

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