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

2. At the vaudeville house, Helga feels
(a) Hatred for the Negro performers.
(b) Anger at Anne for her race.
(c) Anger toward Axel Olsen.
(d) Ashamed of her self.

3. In Chicago, Helga finds a place to stay
(a) At the local golf club.
(b) At the local YWCA.
(c) With a roommate in an apartment.
(d) With an old friend.

4. Anne Grey symbolizes
(a) What Helga wishes to be.
(b) The snobbery of New York city.
(c) The depths to which Helga has sunk.
(d) Helga's worst stereotype.

5. Irene's encounter with John Bellew
(a) Gives Irene a sense of foreboding.
(b) Makes her nervous and frightened.
(c) Has no impact.
(d) Is extremely disturbing to him.

Short Answer Questions

1. In her illness, Helga is unable to

2. Whrn speaking with Hugh Wentworth at the dance, Irene

3. What Helga respects in Audrey is

4. Why does Irene feel it unsafe for Clare to come back?

5. Helga's false pride masks her

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