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Helga Crane, Quicksand

A mulatto woman, born of a Danish mother, she is a teacher with a restless spirit.

Dr. Robert Anderson, Quicksand

He is head of the school in Naxos.

Reverend Pleasant Green, Quicksand

A preacher whose love of God is questionable.

Katrina and Poul Dahl, Quicksand

Helga's relatives who take her in when she is in Denmark.

Axel Olsen, Quicksand

He is a talented painter who proposes marriage to Helga.

Audrey Denney, Quicksand

A gregarious society figure in Harlem who freely associates with white people at Negro events.

Irene Redfield, Passing

A main character in Passing whose life is carefully structured, and who lives openly as a black woman with fair skin.

Clare Kendry, Passing

A very light-skinned mulatto woman who has chosen to pass as a white woman.

Brian Redfield, Passing

A successful doctor who is unhappy with his life and his marriage.

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