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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Passing, Chapter Two.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What disturbs Helga about her conversation with Dr. Anderson?
(a) She feels she told half-truths.
(b) She wanted to stay.
(c) She feels she confided too much to him.
(d) She is ashamed of herself for resigning.

2. Helga grows tired and ill from
(a) The dirt and squalor.
(b) Bad food.
(c) Gossip and loneliness.
(d) Continuous child bearing.

3. At the bottom of Helga's angst may be the fact that
(a) She has abandoned her family.
(b) She comes from questionable circumstances.
(c) She has a better place in society.
(d) Her family was wealthy at one time.

4. Audrey Denny is the subject of gossip because
(a) She is a heavy drinker.
(b) She dresses loudly.
(c) She dances with anyone who asks.
(d) She socializes with whites and blacks.

5. Soon after Helga is well enough to be out of bed
(a) She begins to give birth to her fifth child.
(b) She prays for redemption.
(c) She packs up to leave.
(d) She rejects Green's advances.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Danish word for "black" that Helga hears in town is

2. Brian demands that Irene not

3. The rejection Helga held earlier for America has turned to

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

5. Anne's feelings about racism cause her to

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