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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One of the duties of her new job is to
(a) Clean a large, beautiful home.
(b) Read to Mrs. Hayes-Rore.
(c) Teach small children.
(d) Travel with Mrs. Hayes-Rore.

2. James Vayle, to whom Helga is engaged,
(a) Has assimilated into the school's culture.
(b) Has dishonorable intentions.
(c) Is a well-known gossip.
(d) Is a rebel and a loner.

3. Helga considers Negro society to be
(a) Much easier to live with than white.
(b) As complex as white.
(c) Beneath her social status.
(d) Simple and straightforward.

4. What emotion does Dr. Anderson's presence stir up in Helga?
(a) Her depression.
(b) Her superiority.
(c) Her anger.
(d) Her grief.

5. When she finds Anne gone upon her return from the tea, Helga
(a) Is disappointed.
(b) Is upset.
(c) Is indifferent.
(d) Is worried.

Short Answer Questions

1. What dominates Helga's mind when rich men court her in New York?

2. The sermon heard earlier affects Helga because

3. Helga wishes that the school would not

4. Helga's step-siblings were

5. Where does Helga encounter Robert Anderson again?

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