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

2. How does Ursa's mother react to May Alice's pregnancy?
(a) That Ursa can learn from May Alice.
(b) That Ursa shouldn't have anything to do with her.
(c) That Ursa should follow her example.
(d) That May Alice is a slut.

3. According to the Melrose woman's father, who is responsible for her death?
(a) Her mother.
(b) A man.
(c) Himself.
(d) Her boss.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What singer does Mutt tell Ursa he likes when they first meet?

2. How old is Ursa when she sees May Alice having sex in Mr. Jouette's field?

3. What is the name of the doctor that May Alice's mother takes her to?

4. When Ursa is with Mutt at the end of the novel, what does she realize about Great Gram and Corregidora?

5. What grade was May Alice in when she became sexually active?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the name of Ursa's father? Where did he and Ursa's mother meet?

2. Who comes in to warn Ursa that Mutt is back in town? What is Ursa's reaction to this bit of news?

3. What does Ursa's mother do to earn a living? How does Ursa feel about this?

4. What is the name of the man who buys Happy's from Tadpole? What does he ask Ursa?

5. What finally prompts Ursa's father to speak to Ursa's mother? What do they do together while they are getting to know one another?

6. What does Jeffrene tell Ursa about Cat? What does she ask of Ursa?

7. How many pregnancy scares does Mary Alice have? When she actually becomes pregnant, what does she tell Ursa?

8. After Ursa's father finds out Ursa's mother is pregnant, what does he do? What does he do after that?

9. What scares Ursa into thinking that she may be pregnant? How does she try to get rid of her "baby"?

10. Where does Ursa's mother catch her singing? What is her reaction to seeing Ursa sing?

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