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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. James Vayle feels it is important
(a) For Helga to be married and settled down.
(b) For negroes at the top of the race to have children.
(c) For everyone to have at least one child.
(d) That poorer negroes continue to have children.

2. Her decision to marry Pleasant Green is Helga's way of
(a) Avenging Dr. Anderson's cruelty.
(b) Hurting James Vayle.
(c) Having both God and man.
(d) Avoiding a return to Denmark.

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

4. What the Dahls have wanted all along was
(a) A better understanding of Helga.
(b) For Helga to leave.
(c) An artist in the family.
(d) For Helga to marry.

5. Katrina would like Helga to
(a) Be attracted to Axel Olsen.
(b) Be less flambouyant.
(c) Stay with her forever.
(d) Make more friends.

6. For her departure from Denmark, Helga now blames
(a) Axel Olsen.
(b) Herself.
(c) Katrina.
(d) Herr Poul.

7. At the bottom of Helga's angst may be the fact that
(a) She has abandoned her family.
(b) She has a better place in society.
(c) Her family was wealthy at one time.
(d) She comes from questionable circumstances.

8. In the sophisticated crowd, James Vayle seems
(a) Highly principled.
(b) Silly and under-dressed.
(c) Young and innocent.
(d) Like a country boy.

9. The dress Helga chooses to wear to Anne's homecoming party represents
(a) Her preference for the black race.
(b) Her impending flight.
(c) Her status as a socialite.
(d) Her need to be recognized as different.

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

11. Helga's attitude toward Negro "uplift" has turned to
(a) Energized enthusiasm.
(b) Cynicism and disgust.
(c) Irritable disrespect.
(d) Mild interest.

12. Helga feels the school's intention is to
(a) Turn black children into white children.
(b) Teach the children arts and crafts.
(c) Pave the way for college students.
(d) Preserve the Negro culture.

13. James Vayle, to whom Helga is engaged,
(a) Has dishonorable intentions.
(b) Is a rebel and a loner.
(c) Is a well-known gossip.
(d) Has assimilated into the school's culture.

14. Helga resents the authority structure's tendency to be
(a) Aloof.
(b) Indifferent.
(c) Judgmental.
(d) Condescending.

15. Helga's false pride masks her
(a) Cruel nature.
(b) Insecurity and pain.
(c) Coldness.
(d) Lack of taste.

Short Answer Questions

1. In her lovely room at Naxos, Helga is

2. The husband of Mrs. Hayes-Rore died

3. Helga decides to ask her maternal uncle for help because

4. The Fishers arrive at the boat in order to

5. Helga is angry at herself because

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