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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. 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 did nothing, so that there were no repercussions.
(b) She screamed until someone came.
(c) She threatened to kill him if he did not leave her alone.
(d) She cut off his penis.

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

3. What is Tadpole's last name?
(a) MacGunner.
(b) McSweeney.
(c) McCormick.
(d) McGee.

4. What does Tadpole feed Ursa when she gets out of the hospital?
(a) A hamburger.
(b) Vegetable soup.
(c) Fried chicken.
(d) A sandwich.

5. What is the name of the man in the car who tries to pick Ursa up?
(a) Giles Harvey.
(b) Mike Jones.
(c) Urban Jones.
(d) Uri Jacobs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cat drop when her boss tries to make a move on her in the kitchen?

2. What is the name of Mutt's cousin?

3. What does Tadpole do to Mutt after Ursa is hospitalized?

4. What mistake does the doctor make when Ursa goes to see him?

5. What medical procedure does Ursa have to undergo at the beginning of the novel?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Mutt not want Ursa to sing at Happy's? What happens when they have an argument over it in the alley?

3. While Ursa is staying at Cat's place, what does Cat tell Ursa about Tadpole? What does she say about Mutt?

4. What does Cat tell Ursa about her past? How does their conversation end?

5. What does Tadpole say about where his father is? What does Ursa tell Tadpole about her father?

6. Who is Tadpole with when he fails to pick Ursa up from work? How old is she?

7. When Cat comes to visit Ursa, what question does she plant in Ursa's mind? What is Ursa's response to this?

8. What news does Tadpole have about Cat after Tadpole and Ursa's wedding? What is Ursa's reaction to the news?

9. After her second checkup, what does the doctor tell Ursa she can do? Who has apprehensions about this?

10. What makes Ursa leave Cat's place? What does she tell Tadpole about this?

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