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

2. When May Alice's mother gets her test results back from the doctor's, what does she do to May Alice?
(a) Takes her to boarding school.
(b) Slaps her.
(c) Cries with her.
(d) Hugs her.

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

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

5. With what does Ursa say her mother was heavy?
(a) Pregnancy.
(b) Shame.
(c) Virginity.
(d) Hate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mutt say his great-grandfather ate when he went crazy?

2. When Ursa is young and she thinks a boy got her pregnant, what does she do?

3. What does Mutt do to punish Ursa when he is angry with her when they are married?

4. According to the Melrose woman's father, who is responsible for her death?

5. What physical characteristic does Ursa's mother say that Ursa has in common with her father?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Mutt and Ursa are at a dance together, what does Mutt do that embarrasses Ursa? What does she say to him during this conflict?

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

3. When Ursa comes to visit her mother, what is her mother doing? Why is she doing this?

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

5. When Ursa sees Jeffrene in the street, what is different about her? Where does Jeffrene work?

6. What year is it at the beginning of Chapter 4? How old is Ursa?

7. What is the name of the boy that Mary Alice begins to have sex with? What does Mary Alice tell Ursa when Ursa says she should stop?

8. Which two characters become intertwined in Ursa's memory? How does Ursa explain this?

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

10. Whom does Ursa occasionally see in the street? How does Ursa become a free woman?

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