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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whrn speaking with Hugh Wentworth at the dance, Irene
(a) Is embarrassed about bringing Clare.
(b) Does not tell him Clare is black.
(c) Discloses all she knows about Clare.
(d) Complains about Brian.

2. Irene's encounter with John Bellew
(a) Is extremely disturbing to him.
(b) Gives Irene a sense of foreboding.
(c) Makes her nervous and frightened.
(d) Has no impact.

3. Brian would rather be living in
(a) The Netherlands.
(b) South America.
(c) Southern Europe.
(d) South Africa.

4. What animal image comes to Irene's mind when considering Clare?
(a) A cat.
(b) A cougar.
(c) A lion.
(d) A fox.

5. Why does Irene think Hugh Wentworth wants to come to Negro events?
(a) Because he is attracted to black women.
(b) Because he is self-righteous.
(c) Because he wants to see black people.
(d) Because he is a voyeur.

6. What did Clare's aunts do to her?
(a) Tortured her with religion.
(b) Forced her to learn to cook.
(c) Made her care for them in their old age.
(d) Used her father against her.

7. Clare now sees that if her marriage breaks,
(a) She can give up mothering.
(b) She will despise her solitude.
(c) She can travel more.
(d) She will be free to live in Harlem.

8. At the tea, Irene is
(a) Clearly tired of Hugh Wentworth.
(b) Her usual charming self.
(c) Preoccupied with her children.
(d) Unusually chatty.

9. Clare's admission that she is lacking in morals
(a) Is just Clare being manipulative again.
(b) Foreshadows her affair with Brian.
(c) Makes Irene feel sorry for her.
(d) Makes Irene want her away from the children.

10. Irene attributes Brian's complete withdrawal to
(a) His continued longing to be in South America.
(b) His increased satisfaction with his job.
(c) His newfound happiness in his marriage.
(d) His sense of guilt.

11. Irene Redfield does not
(a) Try to pass as a white person.
(b) Reveal to anyone that she is black.
(c) Does not tell her sons they are black.
(d) Discuss her skin color.

12. Brian demands that Irene
(a) Not molly-coddle their son.
(b) Stop telling dirty jokes.
(c) Write back to Clare.
(d) Stop talking to him.

13. Irene knows that she and Brian and their children belong
(a) In Brazil.
(b) In New York.
(c) In Chicago.
(d) To Harlem.

14. What happened to Clare's father?
(a) He was imprisoned.
(b) He left Clare when she was small.
(c) He died from injuries in a fight.
(d) He died in a car accident.

15. Helga chooses to remain
(a) Bedridden for as long as she can.
(b) A servant of God.
(c) In her unhappy situation.
(d) In Alabama with her beloved husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. This chapter finds Brian Redfield

2. Helga finds some satisfaction in

3. Clare is very

4. Clementine Richards thinks Helga does not

5. Irene privately considers what it would be like if

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