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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the drunken man at the Spider work with whom Ursa sits down and talks to?
(a) Snapper's.
(b) Happy's.
(c) The Drake.
(d) Preston's.

2. Who is embarrassing Ursa while she works at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) Vivian.
(b) Jimmy.
(c) Mutt.
(d) Tadpole.

3. Where does Ursa's father live when Ursa's mother goes to see him for the last time?
(a) Macomb.
(b) Bracktown.
(c) Cincinnati.
(d) Detroit.

4. When is the first time that Ursa feels a man and is frightened by it?
(a) At Happy's.
(b) With Mutt.
(c) At a school dance.
(d) In middle school.

5. What singer does Mutt tell Ursa he likes when they first meet?
(a) Dionne Warwick.
(b) Della Reese.
(c) Judy Garland.
(d) Ray Charles.

6. What does Mutt say his great-grandfather ate when he went crazy?
(a) Onions and peppermints.
(b) Beets and gravy.
(c) Incense and peppermints.
(d) Sardines and liver.

7. What does Max do one time that makes Ursa uncomfortable?
(a) Tells her to wear a sexier dress.
(b) Asks her to sing for him personally.
(c) Makes a pass at her.
(d) Asks her about her operation.

8. What prompts Ursa's father to talk to her mother for the first time?
(a) Ursa's father is fired in front of her.
(b) Ursa's mother has a bloody nose.
(c) Ursa's mother calls him over.
(d) Ursa's mother comes in for dinner and lunch the same day.

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

10. Whom is May Alice sleeping with?
(a) Henry.
(b) Martin.
(c) Hank.
(d) Harold.

11. When May Alice finds out she is pregnant, where do she and Ursa go?
(a) To tell her mother right away.
(b) To another town.
(c) To the doctor.
(d) To sit in the wheat field.

12. When Ursa is young and she thinks a boy got her pregnant, what does she do?
(a) Runs away.
(b) Goes to a doctor.
(c) Starves herself.
(d) Gets an abortion.

13. Where was the first place Ursa sang in public?
(a) Happy's.
(b) The Spider.
(c) Preston's.
(d) Johnny's.

14. How old is Ursa when she sees May Alice having sex in Mr. Jouette's field?
(a) 20.
(b) 13.
(c) 10.
(d) 15.

15. What did the old man tell the slave who was running away to rub on his feet so that the dogs couldn't track him?
(a) Salt.
(b) Manure.
(c) Garlic.
(d) Dirt.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ursa's father treat her mother when they meet for the last time?

2. In whose place does Ursa always imagine May Alice?

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

4. Why does Ursa's mother go back to the cafe even though she was afraid to speak to Ursa's father?

5. What is the name of Ursa's father?

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