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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Helga tells Olsen that some day
(a) In the future, they will marry.
(b) The differences in their races would come between them.
(c) He will learn to love all black people.
(d) His racism will catch up with him.

4. When she finds Anne gone upon her return from the tea, Helga
(a) Is disappointed.
(b) Is worried.
(c) Is indifferent.
(d) Is upset.

5. Helga has trouble finding work because she
(a) Tries too hard.
(b) Has no references.
(c) Knows no one in Chicago.
(d) Is too persistent.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chicago, Helga finds a place to stay

2. The conversations at the tea Helga attends

3. Dr. Anderson has assumed that Helga's good qualities are due to

4. Besides her uncle, what connection does Helga have in Chicago?

5. Helga's hidden feeling about her lack of family is

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Dr. Anderson's attitude toward the troubles of society? Is he an idealist, or is he a wise man? Use examples to answer.

2. Why does Helga return to Harlem? Discuss her newfound spiritual ties to the black population here. Is it the same connection she felt before? Why, or why not?

3. How does Larsen tell us that Helga is irreparably damaged from her childhood? Helga does not complain much - how do we know that she carries old wounds?

4. Why does Helga's lack of references hurt her job search? Why does she have no references?

5. Why does Helga decide to marry Reverend Green? Does her decision make any sense? Is she not concerned about the reactions of others?

6. Why did Uncle Peter's wife reject Helga? Is she an unreasonable woman? Is she cruel? Explain your answers.

7. Who is Uncle Peter? Why does Helga expect help from him?

8. What is it that disturbs Helga about Naxos' methods of educating children? Are her feelings justified?

9. Discuss Helga's newly emerging feelings about the black population around her in New York. What might this mean about Helga?

10. Describe Helga's opinions of Naxos as an institution. Would Naxos be a popular school in today's world? Why, or why not?

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