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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. When Helga sees Audrey Denny with Dr. Anderson, she feels
(a) Angry.
(b) Jealous.
(c) Happy.
(d) Sad.

2. Helga has found peace and contentment in
(a) Harlem.
(b) Her job.
(c) Her spirituality.
(d) Anne's house.

3. Mrs. Hayes-Rore warns Helga not to mention
(a) That her mother was white.
(b) Her teaching background.
(c) That her mother has died.
(d) The relationship between the two.

4. The sermon heard earlier affects Helga because
(a) It was not spontaneous.
(b) It pressed ideas onto the students about God.
(c) It was about the persecution of blacks.
(d) She feels it was rude and inappropriate.

5. Margaret Creighton is
(a) Worried about losing her job.
(b) Afraid Helga might be ill.
(c) A lost soul.
(d) Concerned for Helga's career.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Helga found her job with the help of

3. How does Helga feel about the encounter with Uncle Peter's wife?

4. Helga's attempt to overcome her loneliness in Harlem has resulted in

5. Helga tells Olsen that some day

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