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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Ursa dream while she is staying at Cat's place?
(a) That she is a famous singer.
(b) That she is pregnant.
(c) That Mutt finds her.
(d) That Tadpole comes and saves her.

3. What do Tadpole and Ursa do on their wedding night instead of going out?
(a) Ursa does a show at Happy's.
(b) Tadpole closes Happy's and they dance all night.
(c) Tadpole sings Ursa to sleep.
(d) Ursa sings to Tadpole.

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

5. What does Tadpole do to Mutt after Ursa is hospitalized?
(a) Bans him from Happy's.
(b) Kills him.
(c) Runs him out of town.
(d) Beats him up.

6. What does Tadpole say happened to his family's land?
(a) It was infertile, so they moved.
(b) It was bought by the city so they moved.
(c) It was taken and the documentation burned.
(d) It was the sight of an Indian burial ground, and haunted.

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

8. What does Ursa's Great-gram say is the most important thing?
(a) To feel loved.
(b) To tell the truth.
(c) To make generations.
(d) To live without men.

9. Who is Corregidora?
(a) A Brazilian slave owner.
(b) A Spanish sea captain.
(c) A Portuguese plantation owner.
(d) A Cuban plantation owner.

10. What is Tadpole's last name?
(a) McCormick.
(b) McSweeney.
(c) McGee.
(d) MacGunner.

11. Who is at Cat's place when Ursa goes to stay there?
(a) Vivian.
(b) Sal.
(c) Lenore.
(d) Jeffy.

12. What does Tadpole say his father did after the war?
(a) Stayed in France.
(b) Made enough money to bring them to Europe.
(c) Killed himself in France.
(d) Came home, but was traumatized.

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

14. 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 strongly supports Ursa.
(d) She thinks it is the devil's music.

15. What kind of plantation did Ursa's great grandmother work on?
(a) Cotton.
(b) Sugar Cane.
(c) Tobacco.
(d) Coffee bean.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the man between her legs say to Ursa in her dream?

2. What does Ursa overhear when she wakes up from her dream at Cat's house?

3. How does Tadpole get his name?

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

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

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