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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 does Tadpole tell Ursa that she cannot say back?
(a) I have never loved another.
(b) Goodbye.
(c) You are my one and only.
(d) I love you.

2. Who performs at Happy's while Ursa is out?
(a) Sal Cooper.
(b) Vivian.
(c) Don Pashe's band.
(d) Eddy Pace's group.

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

4. What does Ursa say about roots when Tadpole talks to Cat?
(a) They die quickly and without warning.
(b) You cannot deny them.
(c) You always carry them with you.
(d) You cannot sew them back on.

5. What does Ursa say the blues do for her?
(a) It helps explain what she cannot explain.
(b) It makes her sadness go away.
(c) It makes her feel pain easier.
(d) It helps her keep men away.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Sal Cooper start to like Ursa?

2. Why was Ursa embarrassed about the picture of her and Mutt?

3. What is it about Ursa's appearance that concerned Mutt when they were together?

4. How old is Ursa during this part of the book?

5. What does Tadpole say happened to his family's land?

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