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. Peter's wife told Helga her presence was not
(a) Surprising.
(b) Acceptable.
(c) Convenient.
(d) Appropriate.

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

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

4. When Dr. Anderson makes an assumption about her background, Helga
(a) Is glad no one knows about her lack of family.
(b) Accepts the compliment and smiles.
(c) Responds angrily with the truth about her parents.
(d) Hopes he will find her repulsive.

5. Why might Helga have felt alienated in the "Negro" school as a child?
(a) She was fair-skinned.
(b) She was not very smart.
(c) Her attitude was superior.
(d) She was not good looking.

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

7. The Fishers arrive at the boat in order to
(a) Translate for Helga's new uncle.
(b) Help with Helga's bags.
(c) Greet Helga in Dutch.
(d) Satisfy their curiosity.

8. The remade green velvet dress
(a) Exposed more of Helga's body.
(b) Covered Helga from head to toe.
(c) Was made blousy and full.
(d) Was heavy and obtrusive.

9. Margaret Creighton is
(a) A lost soul.
(b) Afraid Helga might be ill.
(c) Worried about losing her job.
(d) Concerned for Helga's career.

10. In her lovely room at Naxos, Helga is
(a) Fulfilled in her job.
(b) Perfectly content and relaxed.
(c) Passionate about children.
(d) Angry and wants to leave.

11. Helga projects a sense of
(a) Indifference.
(b) Fear.
(c) Poverty.
(d) Affluence.

12. Robert Anderson's kiss makes Helga
(a) Glad that he has rejected her.
(b) Consider marrying James Vayle.
(c) Realize that she does not like him.
(d) Forget that he would not jeopardize his self-esteem.

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

14. Helga's attempt to overcome her loneliness in Harlem has resulted in
(a) A more secure outlook.
(b) Anxiety and tension.
(c) A stronger sense of her self.
(d) Dullness and aversion.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Anne secretly knows that Dr. Anderson might

2. The portrait Olsen has painted of Helga is

3. Helga Crane loves

4. Helga's aunt resembles

5. Mrs. Hayes-Rore is

(see the answer keys)

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