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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter I, Pages 37 through 68.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Cat do for a living?
(a) She sings at another nightclub.
(b) She does laundry.
(c) She straightens people's hair.
(d) She works at the factory.

2. What is the name of the place where Ursa and Mutt stay together?
(a) The Spider.
(b) Happy's.
(c) The Westin.
(d) The Drake Hotel.

3. Finish the sentence: "When it's time to give witness, I'll make a fetus out of ______."
(a) Memories.
(b) Grounds of coffee.
(c) Songs.
(d) Blood.

4. What does Ursa overhear when she wakes up from her dream at Cat's house?
(a) Mutt and Tadpole fighting.
(b) Cat and Jeffy arguing.
(c) Sal and Vivian screaming.
(d) Tadpole and Cat laughing.

5. What is Tadpole's last name?
(a) McCormick.
(b) McGee.
(c) McSweeney.
(d) MacGunner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ursa promise to Cat the last time she sees her?

2. What medical procedure does Ursa have to undergo at the beginning of the novel?

3. When did Ursa say Mutt came into Happy's drunk after they were married?

4. What consequence did the plantation wife face because of her actions with her white boss?

5. What does Jeffy threaten that makes Ursa mad?

(see the answer key)

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