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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Ursa say about roots when Tadpole talks to Cat?
(a) They die quickly and without warning.
(b) You always carry them with you.
(c) You cannot sew them back on.
(d) You cannot deny them.

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

5. How does Tadpole get his name?
(a) He is an avid fisherman.
(b) He loves to swim.
(c) He would pretend he was a frog as a child.
(d) He always messed with tadpole holes as a child.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Ursa, how did her father die?

2. What does Ursa say the blues do for her?

3. What is Cat's last name?

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

5. What important question does Ursa ask the doctor after Tadpole reminds her to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tadpole want Ursa to tell him but will not during their argument? What does he say when he is leaving the room?

2. What prompts Sal Cooper to start talking to Ursa? What do they talk about during their first conversation?

3. What does Tadpole tell Ursa about his father and what he did with his savings? What was the result of that?

4. What does Ursa remember asking Mutt about wives? What was Mutt's response to this question?

5. Who comes to visit Cat while Ursa is staying there? What does Ursa overhear Cat say about her?

6. When Tadpole visits Ursa to make amends for what he did, what does he tell Ursa? What is Ursa's response to this?

7. What is Cat's reaction to Ursa's treatment of Jeffy? What does Ursa think about her treatment of Jeffy?

8. Who comes to visit Ursa at Happy's while she is recovering? What does she know about Ursa that Ursa has not told anyone?

9. When Jeffy comes to sleep in Ursa's room, what does Ursa offer him? How is this offer revoked later in the night?

10. Who was Corregidora? How is Ursa related to him?

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