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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Irene does not tell Brian about bumping into Bellew because
2. Clare is very
3. This chapter finds Brian Redfield
4. Why does Irene feel it unsafe for Clare to come back?
5. What is a personality trait of Clare's that stands out in Irene's mind?
Short Essay Questions
1. Discuss how giving birth to her fourth child seems to be Helga's breaking point. Why does this happen? What does the death of her infant symbolize?
2. What kind of parent is Clare Kendry? What are the clues, thus far, that help us to draw conclusions about her parenting abilities? How has Larsen informed us about this?
3. What is the burden that these characters carry with them throughout the story?
4. How does this time in Helga's life compare to other times? Is it similar or different? In what ways?
5. What is it that has kept Clare from leaving her husband and living permanently in Harlem?
6. Hugh Wentworth, the white author, comes back into the story during the afternoon tea scene. What is Wentworth's role? Is he a true friend to Irene? To Clare?
7. Things have taken a turn for the worse at the Redfields'. What are the clues that the story is inching toward a conclusion as it pertains to the Redfields and Clare Kendry? What conclusions can we draw about this section of the story?
8. What do we know about Clare Kendry from her letter to Irene? What do we know about her from this chapter?
9. Discuss Helga's new exuberance as the wife of a minister.
10. What do we learn about the marriage of Irene and Brian Redfield in this chapter? Is it healthy? Is it durable? Why, or why not?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In the 1920s, being of mixed race was not easy, as exemplified by these stories. How have things changed in America in this regard, or have they? Is there more freedom now for mixed marriages and bi-racial children? Why, or why not? What are some of the hardships faced by bi-racial couples and children?
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast Helga Crane with Clare Kendry, then expand on the theme of these two stories. How are the two stories alike? How are they different? Compare Helga Crane with Irene Redfield, and then with Clare Kendry. Between which of the two is she most like?
Essay Topic 3
What are the most outstanding differences in Helga Crane's presentation of herself in Denmark and in New York? Write about her transition from one facade to the other, and what she brought from one culture to the other. Did she blend in within any of the societal structures in which she chose to live? Why, or why not?
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