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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Quicksand, Chapter Fifteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The portrait Olsen has painted of Helga is
(a) A mocking likeness.
(b) Exact and lifelike.
(c) Demure and soft.
(d) Exotic and wild.

3. Axel Olsen tells Helga that she has
(a) The grace of an African.
(b) The stubbornness of a mule.
(c) The determination of a white woman.
(d) The soul of a prostitute.

4. Helga's aunt resembles
(a) Helga's father.
(b) Helga's mother.
(c) Uncle Peter.
(d) Audrey Denny.

5. What would Helga like to accomplish with Dr. Crane?
(a) Arrange never to see him again.
(b) Get him matched up with Anne.
(c) Set him straight regarding their talk in Naxos.
(d) Make him jealous.

Short Answer Questions

1. Helga takes the time to

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

3. The painter, Herr Olsen, finds Helga's looks to be

4. Helga is disturbed by her euphoric feelings from the music, telling herself

5. With his strange overtures toward her, Axel Olsen shows

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