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. Helga remembers her mother being
(a) Polite.
(b) Gregarious.
(c) Nurturing.
(d) Remote.

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

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

4. Helga considers that perhaps her feelings for Dr. Anderson mean that
(a) She wishes he would leave New York.
(b) She resents him.
(c) She is in love with him.
(d) She longs for Naxos.

5. Helga has found peace and contentment in
(a) Harlem.
(b) Her spirituality.
(c) Her job.
(d) Anne's house.

6. With his strange overtures toward her, Axel Olsen shows
(a) His noble personality.
(b) His artistic finesse.
(c) His true intentions of marrying Fru Dahl.
(d) Disrespect for Helga and her race.

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

8. Once again, Helga realizes that
(a) Harlem is the height of racism.
(b) Negroes are superior to whites.
(c) Harlem is superior to Denmark.
(d) Negroes are her own people.

9. Helga is tired of black people
(a) Sticking together.
(b) Denigrating white people.
(c) Wanting to be white.
(d) Being walked on by whites.

10. Anne secretly knows that Dr. Anderson might
(a) Lose his job and become dependent.
(b) Lose his willpower when it comes to Helga.
(c) Cheat on her throughout their marriage.
(d) Have a split personality.

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

12. Anne does not know that Helga
(a) Is angry about the Audrey Denny comments.
(b) Is planning to leave for Denmark.
(c) Dislikes her.
(d) Is hoping Anne will like Dr. Anderson.

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

14. Helga leaves Denmark with the expectation of
(a) Staying in Harlem forever.
(b) Marrying Dr. Anderson.
(c) Returning after the wedding.
(d) Bringing Anne back with her.

15. Helga feels like a criminal when she meets Anne because
(a) She plans to abscond with Anne's fortune.
(b) Anne thinks Helga's mother just recently died.
(c) She has taken money from Hayes-Rore.
(d) She knows she is taking advantage of Anne.

Short Answer Questions

1. Helga could never marry

2. As Helga watches the dancers, she sees

3. How did Helga's mother lift herself out of her bad situation?

4. Helga's step-siblings were

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

(see the answer keys)

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