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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, Pages 97 through 132.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tadpole say happened to his family's land?
(a) It was infertile, so they moved.
(b) It was bought by the city so they moved.
(c) It was the sight of an Indian burial ground, and haunted.
(d) It was taken and the documentation burned.

2. What does Ursa's mother do that Ursa wants her to stop doing?
(a) Canning things for people.
(b) Hiding secrets from her.
(c) Living alone.
(d) Working for a white woman.

3. What does Cat drop when her boss tries to make a move on her in the kitchen?
(a) A basket of apples.
(b) A carton of eggs.
(c) Coffee grounds.
(d) A glass pitcher.

4. What does Mutt say to Ursa when he does not want her affection?
(a) I am not in the mood!
(b) Do not bring it here.
(c) Get away from me.
(d) Do not touch me.

5. In Ursa's story about the black man in the car trying to pick her up, who else is in the car?
(a) Two white girls and another man.
(b) Ursa's mother.
(c) Mutt.
(d) Mary Alice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cat make Ursa for dinner when she is staying there?

2. Finish the line: "I wanted to come back home to my own bed and not ______."

3. Who is Ursa surprised to see while working at the Spider?

4. Who is the author of Corregidora?

5. How does Ursa's father treat her mother when they meet for the last time?

(see the answer key)

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