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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 considers Negro society to be
(a) As complex as white.
(b) Beneath her social status.
(c) Much easier to live with than white.
(d) Simple and straightforward.

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

3. Helga finally finds work as
(a) A personal assistant.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A housekeeper.
(d) A librarian.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What Helga respects in Audrey is

2. In her aunt' home, Helga's innate desire for things

3. When she finds Anne gone upon her return from the tea, Helga

4. Axel Olsen tells Helga that she has

5. Anne's feelings about racism cause her to

Short Essay Questions

1. What exactly happens to Helga in Denmark? What is her social life like? Is she doomed to be unhappy again? Why?

2. Why does Helga feel free on the ship on her way to Denmark? Does being isolated in the middle of the ocean have any effect on her? If so, what?

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. Do we know why Helga loses interest in her present lifestyle? How would you assess Helga if you were her friend or counselor?

5. 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?

6. Is Helga feeling regret as she leaves Naxos? Why or why not? Is this a good move for her career? Is sh being responsible?

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

8. What is Dr. Anderson's attitude toward the troubles of society? Is he an idealist, or is he a wise man? Use examples to answer.

9. What was it about Helga's past that was so unhappy? Is her unhappiness justified? Why, or why not?

10. Discuss the reasons for Helga's newfound happiness with her life in New York. What is it that pleases her in these new surroudings? Why does she feel better here than in Chicago?

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