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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Quicksand - Chapters Twelve, Thirteen and Fourteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Helga wants to leave Naxos because
(a) She dislikes her students.
(b) She does not fit in.
(c) She hates James Vayle.
(d) The staff is dependent upon her.

2. Why might Helga have felt alienated in the "Negro" school as a child?
(a) She was not good looking.
(b) She was not very smart.
(c) She was fair-skinned.
(d) Her attitude was superior.

3. At the bottom of Helga's angst may be the fact that
(a) She comes from questionable circumstances.
(b) She has abandoned her family.
(c) She has a better place in society.
(d) Her family was wealthy at one time.

4. Helga remembers her mother being
(a) Gregarious.
(b) Remote.
(c) Nurturing.
(d) Polite.

5. Helga's attitude toward Negro "uplift" has turned to
(a) Irritable disrespect.
(b) Cynicism and disgust.
(c) Energized enthusiasm.
(d) Mild interest.

Short Answer Questions

1. Helga tells her story to Mrs. Hayes-Rore who

2. Dr. Anderson has assumed that Helga's good qualities are due to

3. Helga has found peace and contentment in

4. Katrina would like Helga to

5. Helga has trouble finding work because she

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