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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Quicksand, Chapters Eighteen and Nineteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. It occurs to Helga that perhaps her new uncle
(a) Will be like Uncle Peter.
(b) Will not accept her.
(c) Will be attractive.
(d) Will be black.

2. The remade green velvet dress
(a) Exposed more of Helga's body.
(b) Covered Helga from head to toe.
(c) Was made blousy and full.
(d) Was heavy and obtrusive.

3. Helga considers the clothing of the staff to be
(a) Dowdy.
(b) Colorless.
(c) Poor quality.
(d) Lovely.

4. Helga is angry at herself because
(a) Her students think she is too young.
(b) She is too beautiful to be a teacher.
(c) Her teaching has been ineffective.
(d) Her colleagues like their jobs.

5. Helga Crane loves
(a) Teaching.
(b) Being black and educated.
(c) Classical music.
(d) Beauty and beautiful things.

Short Answer Questions

1. Helga leaves Denmark with the expectation of

2. Helga gets a job in New York at

3. Anne does not know that Helga

4. The Fishers arrive at the boat in order to

5. At the bottom of Helga's angst may be the fact that

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