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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Cat drop when her boss tries to make a move on her in the kitchen?
(a) A basket of apples.
(b) A glass pitcher.
(c) Coffee grounds.
(d) A carton of eggs.

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

3. What year does Ursa say Mutt and she were married?
(a) 1955.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1967.

4. Where was the first place Ursa sang in public?
(a) Johnny's.
(b) Preston's.
(c) The Spider.
(d) Happy's.

5. With what does Ursa say her mother was heavy?
(a) Hate.
(b) Pregnancy.
(c) Virginity.
(d) Shame.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Sal Cooper start to like Ursa?

2. What kind of plantation did Ursa's great grandmother work on?

3. In whose place does Ursa always imagine May Alice?

4. What does Tadpole say to Ursa when she asks him whether she should take the job at the Spider?

5. What does Mutt do to Ursa in the beginning of the novel?

(see the answer key)

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