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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what city does the Melrose woman commit suicide?
(a) Versailles.
(b) Detroit.
(c) Bracktown.
(d) Macomb.

2. When Ursa reunites with Mutt, what does he ask her?
(a) To leave him alone.
(b) To marry him.
(c) To come back to him.
(d) To tell him if she was pregnant when she had the accident.

3. When Mutt and Ursa go to see a show together, where is the band from?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Detroit.
(c) New York.
(d) New Orleans.

4. What is the name of the new owner of Happy's after Tadpole sells it?
(a) Bradley Cooper.
(b) Jack White.
(c) Austin Bradley.
(d) Milton Bradley.

5. What happens to let Ursa's mother out of the conversation with Ursa's father during their first time talking?
(a) There is a distraction outside and Ursa's mother slips out the back.
(b) His boss calls Ursa's father.
(c) A Jehovah's Witness comes in.
(d) Ursa's mother drops a plate.

6. Who recognizes Ursa in the street when she goes back to her grandmother's funeral?
(a) Corregidora.
(b) Mr. Floyd's mother.
(c) Mr. Deak's mother.
(d) Mr. Deak.

7. What physical characteristic does Ursa's mother say that Ursa has in common with her father?
(a) Straight teeth.
(b) Dark skin.
(c) Long legs.
(d) Red hair.

8. What does Ursa's father call her mother?
(a) Sweetie.
(b) Woman.
(c) Lil woman.
(d) Correy.

9. When Ursa is young, who taunts her from outside her house when Ursa will not let them in?
(a) Sal.
(b) Harvey.
(c) Harold.
(d) Tadpole.

10. What is the name of Ursa's father?
(a) John.
(b) Jacob.
(c) Nathan.
(d) Martin.

11. What prompts Ursa's mother to follow Ursa's father to his apartment?
(a) Ursa's mother misses her bus.
(b) He needed a coat.
(c) It was raining.
(d) He has a present for her.

12. What does Ursa say back to Mutt at the end of the novel?
(a) She could kill Mutt and not feel a thing.
(b) She will always hate Mutt.
(c) She does not want a man that would hurt her.
(d) She loves Mutt.

13. What does Ursa's mother offer to make her when she comes to visit?
(a) Scrambled eggs.
(b) Soup.
(c) A sandwich.
(d) Oatmeal.

14. What does May Alice think about using on herself when she thinks she is pregnant the first time?
(a) A knitting needle.
(b) A pair of scissors.
(c) Tongs.
(d) A coat hanger.

15. How does Ursa's father treat her mother when they meet for the last time?
(a) He is indifferent.
(b) He makes love to her.
(c) He beats her.
(d) He cries and says he is sorry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the new owner of Happy's from?

2. What does Ursa bring her mother when she comes to visit her?

3. What prompts Ursa's father to talk to her mother for the first time?

4. After May Alice finds out she is pregnant, what does she want Ursa to tell Harold for her?

5. What is Ursa's mother doing when Ursa comes to see her?

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