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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter III.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tadpole say Ursa's eyes do to a man?
(a) Makes him crazy.
(b) Makes him want to climb inside them.
(c) Makes him want to die.
(d) Makes him sad.

2. In Ursa's dream, how does she say she gives birth?
(a) Without struggle.
(b) Without caring about the baby.
(c) With the help of Corregidora.
(d) With the help of Mutt.

3. What makes Sal Cooper start to like Ursa?
(a) Ursa told Tadpole to hire her.
(b) Ursa married Tadpole, who was darker skinned than she.
(c) Ursa saved her life.
(d) Ursa stood up for her when someone said she couldn't sing well.

4. What consequence did the plantation wife face because of her actions with her white boss?
(a) She and her husband were killed.
(b) She and her husband were sold to another plantation.
(c) She and her husband were sent back to Africa.
(d) She and her husband ran away before they could be punished.

5. What ingredient do Grandma and Mama send Ursa to the store to get when she is little?
(a) Eggs.
(b) Flour.
(c) Cornmeal.
(d) Milk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cat drop when her boss tries to make a move on her in the kitchen?

2. In Ursa's story about the black man in the car trying to pick her up, who else is in the car?

3. Where do May Alice and her mother eventually move?

4. What does Ursa tell the man in the car who tries to pick her up?

5. How does Ursa's mother react to May Alice's pregnancy?

(see the answer key)

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