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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Quicksand - Chapters Six and Seven.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Helga is sure that James Vayle's family
(a) Is spiteful and petty.
(b) Wishes she would marry him.
(c) Is warm and inviting.
(d) Disapproves of her.

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

3. The reason for Mrs. Hayes-Rore's reaction to Helga's story is that
(a) She becomes quite bored with Helga's drama.
(b) The story strikes a familiar note.
(c) People do not talk about intermingling race.
(d) She is appalled and disgusted.

4. Helga wishes that the school would not
(a) Suppress the true nature of its students.
(b) Try to be something it is not.
(c) Advertise itself as a school for blacks.
(d) Seek government funding.

5. How does Helga feel about the encounter with Uncle Peter's wife?
(a) She wants her to disappear.
(b) She is happy.
(c) She is determined.
(d) She is ashamed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does her uncle's wife reject Helga?

2. Helga feels the school's intention is to

3. Besides her uncle, what connection does Helga have in Chicago?

4. Why might Helga have felt alienated in the "Negro" school as a child?

5. Helga found her job with the help of

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