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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Anne does not know that Helga
(a) Dislikes her.
(b) Is hoping Anne will like Dr. Anderson.
(c) Is angry about the Audrey Denny comments.
(d) Is planning to leave for Denmark.

2. What Helga respects in Audrey is
(a) Her ability to look beyond racial barriers.
(b) Her incredible talent for dancing.
(c) Her intrigue with Dr. Anderson.
(d) Her beautiful apricot colored dress.

3. Helga feels like a criminal when she meets Anne because
(a) She has taken money from Hayes-Rore.
(b) She knows she is taking advantage of Anne.
(c) She plans to abscond with Anne's fortune.
(d) Anne thinks Helga's mother just recently died.

4. Besides her uncle, what connection does Helga have in Chicago?
(a) She remembers going there as a child.
(b) Her grandmother is there.
(c) She was born there.
(d) She worked in the factories there.

5. When she realizes what Axel Olsen is implying, Helga feels
(a) Repugnance.
(b) Admiration.
(c) Love.
(d) Hilarity.

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

7. Helga considers that perhaps her feelings for Dr. Anderson mean that
(a) She wishes he would leave New York.
(b) She longs for Naxos.
(c) She is in love with him.
(d) She resents him.

8. Helga found her job with the help of
(a) A small personnel agency.
(b) Mrs. Haye-Rore.
(c) The local YWCA.
(d) A teacher in downtown Chicago.

9. The dress Helga chooses to wear to Anne's homecoming party represents
(a) Her preference for the black race.
(b) Her need to be recognized as different.
(c) Her status as a socialite.
(d) Her impending flight.

10. Helga tells her story to Mrs. Hayes-Rore who
(a) Admonishes her for sharing.
(b) Reacts with anger toward her.
(c) Feels only sympathy for her.
(d) Seems to withdraw from her.

11. Helga wishes that the school would not
(a) Try to be something it is not.
(b) Seek government funding.
(c) Advertise itself as a school for blacks.
(d) Suppress the true nature of its students.

12. Helga finally finds work as
(a) A librarian.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A housekeeper.
(d) A personal assistant.

13. Helga remembers being in Denmark where people
(a) Admired her color and hair.
(b) Wanted to see her dance.
(c) Ignored her skin color.
(d) Wanted her to join their clubs.

14. How does Helga feel about the encounter with Uncle Peter's wife?
(a) She wants her to disappear.
(b) She is happy.
(c) She is determined.
(d) She is ashamed.

15. Helga shows up at the mission
(a) Wishing to find friends.
(b) Wet and disoriented.
(c) Ready to receive God.
(d) Looking for a way to die.

Short Answer Questions

1. Helga has trouble finding work because she

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

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

4. Once again, Helga realizes that

5. Dr. Anderson's rejection of her leaves Helga

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