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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter I, Pages 1 through 36.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mutt do to Ursa in the beginning of the novel?
(a) Pushes her down stairs during an argument.
(b) Pulls her hair out when she will not listen to him.
(c) Proposes to her.
(d) Kills a man who is interested in her.

2. What question does Cat ask Ursa in regards to her relationship with Tadpole?
(a) She asks if Ursa can give him what he needs.
(b) She asks Ursa if he is fulfilling her needs.
(c) She asks Ursa if he is much different from Mutt.
(d) She asks Ursa if he is treating her right.

3. Who is the author of Corregidora?
(a) Gayl Smith.
(b) Gayl Danticat.
(c) Gayl Jones.
(d) Gayl Simmons.

4. What does Cat know about Ursa that she has not told anyone yet when Cat first visits her?
(a) That Mutt did not push Ursa.
(b) That Ursa is out for Tadpole's money.
(c) That Ursa was pregnant when she fell.
(d) That Ursa was having an affair.

5. Finish the line: "I said if that nigger loved me he wouldnta ______."
(a) Thrown me down the steps.
(b) Killed my baby.
(c) Ran off with another woman.
(d) Abandoned me like this.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Corregidora call his favorite girl?

2. Who is Corregidora?

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

4. Whom does Ursa hear Cat speaking to about her in the hallway?

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

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