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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. It occurs to Helga that perhaps her new uncle
(a) Will be black.
(b) Will be like Uncle Peter.
(c) Will not accept her.
(d) Will be attractive.

3. The furnishings in Anne Grey's home
(a) Are too modern for her home.
(b) Appeal to Helga's sense of aesthetics.
(c) Have been bought from museums.
(d) Are old and dusty.

4. Helga thinks she has now
(a) Lost her mind.
(b) Hit the bottom.
(c) Found her saving grace.
(d) Avoided suicide.

5. Dr. Anderson has assumed that Helga's good qualities are due to
(a) Her good breeding.
(b) Her sense of morality.
(c) Her fine education.
(d) The facade she wears.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dr. Anderson thinks that Helga's reaction to injustice is

2. In the sophisticated crowd, James Vayle seems

3. Anne secretly knows that Dr. Anderson might

4. Axel Olsen tells Helga that she has

5. The remade green velvet dress

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss Uncle Poul's reaction to Helga's weeping. Is he a kind man? A loving uncle? Why or why not?

2. What is it about African Americans that Helga hates? Is this opinion of hers new, or has she felt this way for some time? What causes her to draw this conclusion?

3. Why does Helga return to Harlem? Discuss her newfound spiritual ties to the black population here. Is it the same connection she felt before? Why, or why not?

4. Discuss Axel Olsen's inappropriateness with Helga. What kind of person is he? Why does Helga reject him?

5. Explain Helga's repulsed fascination with the Negro performers. Why does she return over and over to see them? Is this helping her somehow?

6. Why does Anne begin avoiding Helga? Has something come between them? What is it?

7. What is Anne's problem with Audrey Denny? Does her hate toward Audrey make any sense? Why or why not?

8. Why does Helga think Anne is almost perfect? Is Anne perfect? What does Helga even know about her at this point in the story?

9. Why would Helga become alienated in a school for Negro children? What makes her different from other faculty.

10. Discuss Helga's "maladjustment" at Naxos. Is it about the school, or is it about Helga, or both?

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