Quicksand and Passing Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Quicksand and Passing Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The staging of Helga by her aunt and uncle make Helga feel like
(a) A monkey.
(b) A peacock.
(c) A dinosaur.
(d) A pet dog.

2. Helga takes the time to
(a) Write a note to Anne about her departure.
(b) Prepare the house for Anne's arrival home.
(c) Scrub the floors and windows.
(d) Order the maid to change Anne's bed.

3. Helga's aunt Katrina wants Helga to
(a) Wear less makeup.
(b) Dress in a subdued manner.
(c) Mind her manners.
(d) Wear brightly colored clothing.

4. Helga Crane loves
(a) Being black and educated.
(b) Classical music.
(c) Teaching.
(d) Beauty and beautiful things.

5. What disturbs Helga about her conversation with Dr. Anderson?
(a) She feels she told half-truths.
(b) She wanted to stay.
(c) She feels she confided too much to him.
(d) She is ashamed of herself for resigning.

6. Helga could never marry
(a) A Dane.
(b) An artist.
(c) A black man.
(d) A white man.

7. Olsen thinks Helga's surprise at his proposal is
(a) Cute.
(b) Feigned.
(c) Funny.
(d) Ridiculous.

8. What emotion does Dr. Anderson's presence stir up in Helga?
(a) Her superiority.
(b) Her grief.
(c) Her depression.
(d) Her anger.

9. Mrs. Hayes-Rore is
(a) An administrator for Chicago schools.
(b) A struggling actress.
(c) An activist for the Negro cause.
(d) An entertainer.

10. Helga shows up at the mission
(a) Ready to receive God.
(b) Wishing to find friends.
(c) Wet and disoriented.
(d) Looking for a way to die.

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

12. The furnishings in Anne Grey's home
(a) Have been bought from museums.
(b) Are too modern for her home.
(c) Are old and dusty.
(d) Appeal to Helga's sense of aesthetics.

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

14. The sermon heard earlier affects Helga because
(a) It was about the persecution of blacks.
(b) It pressed ideas onto the students about God.
(c) It was not spontaneous.
(d) She feels it was rude and inappropriate.

15. Helga found her job with the help of
(a) The local YWCA.
(b) Mrs. Haye-Rore.
(c) A small personnel agency.
(d) A teacher in downtown Chicago.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dr. Anderson has assumed that Helga's good qualities are due to

2. Helga considers the clothing of the staff to be

3. When Dr. Anderson makes an assumption about her background, Helga

4. Audrey Denny is the subject of gossip because

5. Helga resents the authority structure's tendency to be

(see the answer keys)

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