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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 feels that at Naxos she is
(a) Well thought of.
(b) A real success.
(c) Disliked.
(d) Respected.

2. Helga has trouble finding work because she
(a) Is too persistent.
(b) Knows no one in Chicago.
(c) Has no references.
(d) Tries too hard.

3. How did Helga's mother lift herself out of her bad situation?
(a) She moved to Denmark.
(b) She married a white man.
(c) She stopped having children.
(d) She proclaimed her Danish heritage.

4. Dr. Anderson would hope that Helga would, instead, prefer to
(a) Stay on in Naxos and date him.
(b) Stay on and try to fix the problems at the school.
(c) Take another position on the faculty.
(d) Marry James Vayle and have children.

5. Katrina would like Helga to
(a) Be less flambouyant.
(b) Be attracted to Axel Olsen.
(c) Make more friends.
(d) Stay with her forever.

Short Answer Questions

1. In her discomfort about not fitting in, Helga realizes

2. When Dr. Anderson makes an assumption about her background, Helga

3. Helga's aunt Katrina wants Helga to

4. The Danish word for "black" that Helga hears in town is

5. It occurs to Helga that perhaps her new uncle

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