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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 finally finds work as
(a) A teacher.
(b) A personal assistant.
(c) A librarian.
(d) A housekeeper.

2. Axel Olsen tells Helga that she has
(a) The determination of a white woman.
(b) The stubbornness of a mule.
(c) The soul of a prostitute.
(d) The grace of an African.

3. Helga finds some satisfaction in
(a) Changing the women in the congregation.
(b) Living in poverty.
(c) Being a preacher's wife.
(d) Living in the south.

4. Helga's step-siblings were
(a) White children.
(b) Mulatto children.
(c) Black children.
(d) Danish children.

5. Anne's feelings about racism cause her to
(a) Reject blacks.
(b) Keep to herself.
(c) Hate white people.
(d) Stay out of Harlem.

Short Answer Questions

1. Helga is angry at herself because

2. When she realizes what Axel Olsen is implying, Helga feels

3. It is possible that Helga Crane is

4. It occurs to Helga that perhaps her new uncle

5. Brian's comments about sex being a joke indicate that

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