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

2. Where does Ursa say her birthmark is?
(a) On her belly.
(b) On her neck.
(c) Between her legs.
(d) On the soles of her feet.

3. What medical procedure does Ursa have to undergo at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Heart surgery.
(b) Brain surgery.
(c) Hysterectomy.
(d) Mastectomy.

4. What does Cat know about Ursa that she has not told anyone yet when Cat first visits her?
(a) That Ursa was having an affair.
(b) That Ursa was pregnant when she fell.
(c) That Mutt did not push Ursa.
(d) That Ursa is out for Tadpole's money.

5. What does Tadpole say Ursa's hair is like?
(a) Trees.
(b) Oceans.
(c) The wind.
(d) Rivers.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is the girl that Tadpole hires in Ursa's place?

2. How old is Ursa when Great-Gram tells her about her family history?

3. When did Ursa say Mutt came into Happy's drunk after they were married?

4. Who is telling Ursa the story in italics in the first chapter?

5. Where is Ursa when the man tries to pick her up?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Mutt want to do on their wedding night? What do they end up doing instead?

3. For whom does the doctor mistake Tadpole? What does Ursa tell him after this?

4. When Tadpole is concerned about the dark circles underneath Ursa's eyes, what does she tell him? What does the doctor prescribe?

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

6. Whom does Ursa's grandmother say Corregidora resembles? Why would she be afraid to tell him this?

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

8. What does Ursa do during breakfast at Cat's? What does Cat say about this?

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

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