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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Helga decides to ask her maternal uncle for help because
(a) She knows he will take her in.
(b) Her father's wealth has disappeared.
(c) Her mother would have wanted it.
(d) Her father's relatives hate her.

2. Helga gets a job in New York at
(a) A retail store.
(b) A factory.
(c) A law firm.
(d) An insurance firm.

3. Her deepest regret over the incident with Anderson is
(a) Her broken relationship with Anne.
(b) She never really liked him.
(c) That she made a fool of herself.
(d) That she did not tell Anne.

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

5. Where does Helga encounter Robert Anderson again?
(a) At a health seminar at her employer's.
(b) At a health meeting in a church.
(c) At an insurance conference in Harlem.
(d) At a local restaurant.

6. When she realizes what Axel Olsen is implying, Helga feels
(a) Repugnance.
(b) Admiration.
(c) Hilarity.
(d) Love.

7. How does Helga feel about the encounter with Uncle Peter's wife?
(a) She wants her to disappear.
(b) She is happy.
(c) She is ashamed.
(d) She is determined.

8. What would Helga like to accomplish with Dr. Crane?
(a) Arrange never to see him again.
(b) Set him straight regarding their talk in Naxos.
(c) Make him jealous.
(d) Get him matched up with Anne.

9. Helga's aunt resembles
(a) Helga's father.
(b) Uncle Peter.
(c) Helga's mother.
(d) Audrey Denny.

10. Dr. Anderson's rejection of her leaves Helga
(a) Extremely depressed.
(b) Free to pursue others.
(c) Wanting to return to Naxos.
(d) Indifferent.

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

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

13. Helga has trouble finding work because she
(a) Knows no one in Chicago.
(b) Is too persistent.
(c) Has no references.
(d) Tries too hard.

14. Knowing she is without support, Helga's desperation turns to
(a) Plotting and scheming for greater status.
(b) Anger toward all white people.
(c) Determination to make it on her own.
(d) Revolutionary thoughts.

15. What Helga respects in Audrey is
(a) Her beautiful apricot colored dress.
(b) Her incredible talent for dancing.
(c) Her ability to look beyond racial barriers.
(d) Her intrigue with Dr. Anderson.

Short Answer Questions

1. The husband of Mrs. Hayes-Rore died

2. Back in Harlem, Anne has

3. Helga is tired of black people

4. Helga wants to leave Naxos because

5. In the sophisticated crowd, James Vayle seems

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