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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What ingredient do Grandma and Mama send Ursa to the store to get when she is little?
(a) Flour.
(b) Milk.
(c) Cornmeal.
(d) Eggs.

2. Why does Ursa's mother go back to the cafe even though she was afraid to speak to Ursa's father?
(a) She wanted to overcome her fears.
(b) Her body told her to.
(c) She liked the challenge.
(d) No man could make her afraid.

3. What mistake does the doctor make when Ursa goes to see him?
(a) He yells at Tadpole, thinking he caused her condition.
(b) He thinks Tadpole is her husband.
(c) He hurts her scar.
(d) He gives her the wrong prescription.

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

5. What does Ursa's mother offer to make her when she comes to visit?
(a) Soup.
(b) Scrambled eggs.
(c) A sandwich.
(d) Oatmeal.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom is May Alice sleeping with?

2. How many eggs does Cat cook Ursa for breakfast?

3. What type of songs does Ursa sing?

4. Where does Ursa hear about the Melrose woman's suicide?

5. What does Tadpole say Ursa's eyes do to a man?

(see the answer key)

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