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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. What kind of plantation did Ursa's great grandmother work on?
(a) Cotton.
(b) Tobacco.
(c) Sugar Cane.
(d) Coffee bean.

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 Cat that Ursa does not like her.
(d) To tell Tadpole Ursa is a lesbian.

3. Who is Corregidora?
(a) A Brazilian slave owner.
(b) A Cuban plantation owner.
(c) A Spanish sea captain.
(d) A Portuguese plantation owner.

4. In Ursa's dream, how does she say she gives birth?
(a) Without caring about the baby.
(b) With the help of Mutt.
(c) With the help of Corregidora.
(d) Without struggle.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Cat tell Tadpole she is doing after Tadpole and Ursa's wedding?

3. Who is telling Ursa the story in italics in the first chapter?

4. What does Ursa say she will do to someone who tries to take away her music?

5. What does Ursa say about roots when Tadpole talks to Cat?

(see the answer key)

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