Passing Chap 1-4
20 Questions
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This quiz is over chap. 1-5 of Nella Larsen's Passing
Questions and Answers
- 1.
Bob Kendry is the father of__
- A.
Nella
- B.
Irene
- C.
Drayton Jr.
- D.
Clare
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D. Clare -
- 2.
Irene Redfield is the _______ of the story
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Narrator - 3.
What was missing from the letter that helped Irene guess who it was from?
- A.
A stamp
- B.
A return address
- C.
Purple ink
- D.
A finger print
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B. A return address -
- 4.
Irene describes Clare as _________.
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Catlike - 5.
Clare and Irene run into each other at the ______.
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Drayton - 6.
How many children do Irene and Clare have?
- A.
Irene 1 and Clare 2
- B.
Clare 2 and Irene 1
- C.
Clare 3 and Irene 1
- D.
Clare 1 and Irene 2
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D. Clare 1 and Irene 2 -
- 7.
_________ is the name of Irene's Husband
- A.
Bob
- B.
Brian
- C.
Allan
- D.
Jack
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B. Brian -
- 8.
__________ is the name of Clare's husband
- A.
Bob
- B.
Brian
- C.
Allan
- D.
Jack
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D. Jack -
- 9.
Nella Larsen uses description to help the reader identify the 'bad apple' in the story; who is the 'bad apple'? Be sure to support your answer using examples from the novella (pg# and quote).
- 10.
What is Jacks nickname for Clare?
- A.
Rose
- B.
Iris
- C.
Onion
- D.
Nig
- E.
Fig
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D. Nig -
- 11.
Close to the end of Chapter 2 Irene tells Clare she has everything but a little more________
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Money - 12.
Clare ends up living with her ________ after her father's death.
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aunts - 13.
Clare's Aunts did not like her Father because he was ____________.
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half black, Mixed, Bi-racial - 14.
Irene's Husband is a ___________ but hates being one.
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Doctor - 15.
Irene does her best to distract Brian from his dream which is...
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live over seas, to live in another country, to live in Europe - 16.
Explain what the following quote is about (be careful, there are some words/phrases missing):"I nearly died of terror the whole nine months before Margery was born for fear she might be...Thank goodness she turned out all right...I'll never risk it again. Never!"
- 17.
Gertrude is a friend of _______ who also chose to _______
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Clare Pass - 18.
The Gertrude and Clare find Claude Jones funny because he chose to be a black _____
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Jew - 19.
Clare wants to reconnect with Irene b/c
- A.
She's lost herself
- B.
She has no one to talk to and misses her friends and old neighborhood
- C.
She is bored with her life of 'passing' and wants to be normal again
- D.
All of the above
- E.
None of the above
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D. All of the above -
- 20.
At the end of chapter four Clare admits to Irene that her way may very well be ______
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