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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was the Melrose girl who committed suicide?
(a) In her forties.
(b) In her twenties.
(c) In her thirties.
(d) A teenager.

2. What did the old man tell the slave who was running away to rub on his feet so that the dogs couldn't track him?
(a) Dirt.
(b) Salt.
(c) Manure.
(d) Garlic.

3. After abolition, what did most of Corregidora's women do?
(a) Put a spell on Corregidora.
(b) Plotted Corregidora's murder.
(c) Stayed.
(d) Left.

4. What is Ursa's mother doing when Ursa comes to see her?
(a) Washing laundry.
(b) Working in the garden.
(c) Canning.
(d) Sweeping.

5. What prompts Ursa's father to talk to her mother for the first time?
(a) Ursa's mother comes in for dinner and lunch the same day.
(b) Ursa's mother has a bloody nose.
(c) Ursa's father is fired in front of her.
(d) Ursa's mother calls him over.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tadpole tell Ursa that she cannot say back?

2. What question does Cat ask Ursa in regards to her relationship with Tadpole?

3. How does Tadpole get his name?

4. Where was the first place Ursa sang in public?

5. What is the name of the place where Ursa and Mutt stay together?

(see the answer key)

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