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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom does Ursa tell tadpole she could have sung?
(a) Jack Benny.
(b) Louis Armstrong.
(c) Billie Holiday.
(d) Cab Calloway.

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

3. Finish the line: "I wanted to come back home to my own bed and not ______."
(a) Be made fool of.
(b) Feel undeserving of love.
(c) Have to pretend.
(d) Hate the man next to me.

4. What is Cat's last name?
(a) Lawson.
(b) Granderson.
(c) Baloo.
(d) Landers.

5. 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.

6. Where is Ursa when the man tries to pick her up?
(a) Macomb.
(b) Detroit.
(c) Alabama.
(d) New Orleans.

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

8. What is the name of the place where Ursa and Mutt stay together?
(a) The Spider.
(b) The Drake Hotel.
(c) The Westin.
(d) Happy's.

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

10. In Ursa's dream, who is between her legs?
(a) A baby.
(b) Corregidora.
(c) Mutt.
(d) Tadpole.

11. How old is Ursa during this part of the book?
(a) 25.
(b) 45.
(c) 30.
(d) 18.

12. When did Ursa say Mutt came into Happy's drunk after they were married?
(a) April 1948.
(b) December 1947.
(c) March 1948.
(d) September 1950.

13. What kinds of pills does the doctor prescribe Ursa when she visits him a second time?
(a) Sleeping pills.
(b) Vitamin D pills.
(c) Iron pills.
(d) Pain pills.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What medical procedure does Ursa have to undergo at the beginning of the novel?

2. What is the name of Mutt's cousin?

3. What happened to Corregidora that affected him physically?

4. How old is the girl that Tadpole hires in Ursa's place?

5. Why does Ursa throw Jeffy out of the bed they are sharing?

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