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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is the witness at Tadpole and Ursa's wedding?
(a) Cat.
(b) Jeffy.
(c) Sal.
(d) Jimmy.

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

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

5. Why does Ursa throw Jeffy out of the bed they are sharing?
(a) Jeffy tries to smother Ursa.
(b) It is too hot to share a bed.
(c) Jeffy tries to feel Ursa up.
(d) Jeffy snores too loud.

6. What does Ursa say she will do to someone who tries to take away her music?
(a) Cut their hair.
(b) Murder them.
(c) Submit to them.
(d) Pluck out there eyes.

7. What does Ursa's mother think about her singing?
(a) She does not speak to Ursa anymore because of it.
(b) She wishes Ursa went professional.
(c) She thinks it is the devil's music.
(d) She strongly supports Ursa.

8. How old is Ursa when Great-Gram tells her about her family history?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Twenty-five.
(c) Five.
(d) Twenty.

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

10. What does Tadpole feed Ursa when she gets out of the hospital?
(a) Vegetable soup.
(b) A sandwich.
(c) Fried chicken.
(d) A hamburger.

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

12. What does Cat tell Tadpole she is doing after Tadpole and Ursa's wedding?
(a) Running away with Jeffy.
(b) Going north.
(c) Opening her own salon.
(d) Moving back to her hometown.

13. Who is telling Ursa the story in italics in the first chapter?
(a) Mama.
(b) Ursa herself.
(c) Great-gram.
(d) Grandma.

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

15. Finish the sentence: "When it's time to give witness, I'll make a fetus out of ______."
(a) Blood.
(b) Grounds of coffee.
(c) Songs.
(d) Memories.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What question does Cat ask Ursa in regards to her relationship with Tadpole?

3. What mistake does the doctor make when Ursa goes to see him?

4. Who is at Cat's place when Ursa goes to stay there?

5. Finish the line: "I said if that nigger loved me he wouldnta ______."

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