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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Tadpole say Ursa's eyes do to a man?
(a) Makes him want to die.
(b) Makes him want to climb inside them.
(c) Makes him sad.
(d) Makes him crazy.

3. How old is the girl that Tadpole hires in Ursa's place?
(a) 13.
(b) 30.
(c) 25.
(d) 15.

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What is the name of the girl that Tadpole cheats on Ursa with?
(a) Sal.
(b) Cat.
(c) Vivian.
(d) Lacey.

11. What does Tadpole say Ursa's hair is like?
(a) The wind.
(b) Oceans.
(c) Rivers.
(d) Trees.

12. What does Ursa do for Cat after breakfast?
(a) Plays cards with her.
(b) Sings for her.
(c) Washes the dishes.
(d) Dances with her.

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

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

15. What does Jeffy threaten that makes Ursa mad?
(a) To tell Mutt where she is.
(b) To smother Ursa in her sleep.
(c) To tell Cat that Ursa does not like her.
(d) To tell Tadpole Ursa is a lesbian.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the man in the car who tries to pick Ursa up?

2. How does Cat say Ursa has changed?

3. What does Max say about Ursa's voice at the Spider?

4. What does Tadpole tell Cat about her roots?

5. What does Mutt say to Ursa when he does not want her affection?

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