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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Cat say Ursa has changed?
(a) She is stronger.
(b) She is angrier.
(c) She is less respectful.
(d) Her voice is different.

2. What type of songs does Ursa sing?
(a) The blues.
(b) Country.
(c) Opera.
(d) Doo-wop.

3. When Ursa and Sal are talking for the first time, what does Sal drink?
(a) A beer.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Wine.
(d) A Coke.

4. According to Ursa, how did her father die?
(a) He drank himself to death.
(b) He died in a car accident.
(c) Her mother killed him.
(d) A woman poisoned him.

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

6. Where does Ursa say her birthmark is?
(a) On the soles of her feet.
(b) On her belly.
(c) Between her legs.
(d) On her neck.

7. What does Ursa promise to Cat the last time she sees her?
(a) That she will always be there for her.
(b) That she will not tell anybody about her.
(c) That she understands her needs.
(d) That she will not judge her.

8. How long does Ursa stay in the Drake before Tadpole comes to see her after she finds Tadpole cheating on her?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) One week.
(c) Two days.
(d) A month.

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

10. Why does Cat not let anyone sleep on the couch?
(a) The couch is infested with lice.
(b) The cat loves the couch.
(c) Because it is the only piece of nice furniture.
(d) Sleeping on the couch is unrefined.

11. What does Tadpole say his father did whenever he saved money?
(a) Put it in the bank.
(b) Bought land.
(c) Bought pretty things for his mother.
(d) Bought his children new shoes.

12. What happened to Ursa the last time she was in Bracktown?
(a) Her mother got mad at her because she wouldn't go to church.
(b) The men were rude to her, asking her for inappropriate favors.
(c) Her mother dragged her offstage while she was singing.
(d) The women were mean to her, thinking she would steal their men.

13. What is Ursa's drink of choice throughout the novel?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Beer.
(c) Wine.
(d) Coke.

14. What medical procedure does Ursa have to undergo at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Mastectomy.
(b) Brain surgery.
(c) Hysterectomy.
(d) Heart surgery.

15. What does Corregidora call his favorite girl?
(a) Chiquita.
(b) Dorita.
(c) Manchengo.
(d) Dorito.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year does Ursa say Mutt and she were married?

2. What does Tadpole say his father did after the war?

3. What does Mutt's cousin ask Ursa that makes her mad?

4. How does Tadpole get his name?

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

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