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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. On what condition does Tadpole allow Ursa to start work again?
(a) She can only sing happy songs.
(b) She can only sing one song per night.
(c) There is a chair for her to sit on.
(d) She can only sing in the daytime.

2. What does Jeffy threaten that makes Ursa mad?
(a) To tell Mutt where she is.
(b) To smother Ursa in her sleep.
(c) To tell Tadpole Ursa is a lesbian.
(d) To tell Cat that Ursa does not like her.

3. How many eggs does Cat cook Ursa for breakfast?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) One.

4. What is the name of the boy that Ursa plays doctor with when she was a child?
(a) Hank.
(b) Henry.
(c) Harold.
(d) Homer.

5. What year does Ursa say Mutt and she were married?
(a) 1947.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1955.
(d) 1967.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Ursa's Great-gram say is the most important thing?

3. Why does Ursa throw Jeffy out of the bed they are sharing?

4. What did the wife do to the white man who was raping her in the story about the black couple on the plantation?

5. What happened to Corregidora that affected him physically?

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