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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what condition does Tadpole allow Ursa to start work again?
(a) She can only sing happy songs.
(b) She can only sing in the daytime.
(c) There is a chair for her to sit on.
(d) She can only sing one song per night.

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

3. When Ursa and Sal are talking for the first time, what does Sal drink?
(a) A Coke.
(b) A beer.
(c) Wine.
(d) Whiskey.

4. What does Mutt's cousin ask Ursa that makes her mad?
(a) Why she acts like a whore on stage.
(b) Whether she can still have sex.
(c) Why she denies her feelings for Mutt.
(d) What man she sings to now.

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

6. What is the name of Mutt's cousin?
(a) Sal.
(b) Jimmy.
(c) Pete.
(d) Mike.

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

8. What does Tadpole say to Ursa when she asks him whether she should take the job at the Spider?
(a) You my woman.
(b) You your own woman.
(c) It ain't my voice.
(d) Ain't none of my business.

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

10. What does Great-Gram say Corregidora looked like?
(a) A thief.
(b) An Asian.
(c) A Mexican.
(d) An Indian.

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

12. What did the wife do to the white man who was raping her in the story about the black couple on the plantation?
(a) She cut off his penis.
(b) She threatened to kill him if he did not leave her alone.
(c) She did nothing, so that there were no repercussions.
(d) She screamed until someone came.

13. What does Tadpole say his father did whenever he saved money?
(a) Bought his children new shoes.
(b) Bought pretty things for his mother.
(c) Put it in the bank.
(d) Bought land.

14. What does the man between her legs say to Ursa in her dream?
(a) We make a life together.
(b) I love you.
(c) It looks ugly in there.
(d) You still got it.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What makes Sal Cooper start to like Ursa?

3. What does Ursa's mother think about her singing?

4. What does Tadpole tell Cat about her roots?

5. What kinds of pills does the doctor prescribe Ursa when she visits him a second time?

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