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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter II, Pages 69 through 96.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Finish the line: "His hair was so dark and greasy straight that you could a swore he was pure ______."
(a) Devil.
(b) Evil.
(c) Indian.
(d) Chinese.

2. What does Tadpole tell Cat about her roots?
(a) You cannot ever shed them.
(b) They cannot be ripped up.
(c) They are wherever you take them.
(d) They are only where you were born.

3. 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) Mary Alice.
(c) Mutt.
(d) Ursa's mother.

4. What does Ursa's mother think about her singing?
(a) She strongly supports Ursa.
(b) She thinks it is the devil's music.
(c) She does not speak to Ursa anymore because of it.
(d) She wishes Ursa went professional.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Cat not let anyone sleep on the couch?

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

4. How old is the girl that Tadpole hires in Ursa's place?

5. What is the name of the girl that Tadpole cheats on Ursa with?

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