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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the name of the boy that Ursa plays doctor with when she was a child?
(a) Harold.
(b) Henry.
(c) Hank.
(d) Homer.

5. Who is Ursa surprised to see while working at the Spider?
(a) Tadpole.
(b) Mutt.
(c) Sal.
(d) Jimmy.

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

7. What is the name of the man in the car who tries to pick Ursa up?
(a) Uri Jacobs.
(b) Urban Jones.
(c) Giles Harvey.
(d) Mike Jones.

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

9. What happened to Corregidora that affected him physically?
(a) He got in a fistfight.
(b) He had a brain aneurysm.
(c) He was shot.
(d) He had a stroke.

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

11. What does Max say about Ursa's voice at the Spider?
(a) She has a sweet voice.
(b) She has a hard voice.
(c) She has a manly voice.
(d) She has a quiet voice.

12. What does Tadpole tell Ursa that she cannot say back?
(a) You are my one and only.
(b) I have never loved another.
(c) I love you.
(d) Goodbye.

13. How many eggs does Cat cook Ursa for breakfast?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Tadpole's last name?

3. What does Cat do for a living?

4. What is the name of the girl that Tadpole cheats on Ursa with?

5. What does Cat drop when her boss tries to make a move on her in the kitchen?

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