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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does Ursa say her birthmark is?
2. What does Cat drop when her boss tries to make a move on her in the kitchen?
3. Who performs at Happy's while Ursa is out?
4. In Ursa's story about the black man in the car trying to pick her up, who else is in the car?
5. Whom does Ursa hear Cat speaking to about her in the hallway?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Mutt want to do on their wedding night? What do they end up doing instead?
2. Why does Tadpole take Ursa to Happy's to recover? What does Ursa ask Tadpole to do for her?
3. While Ursa is staying at Cat's place, what does Cat tell Ursa about Tadpole? What does she say about Mutt?
4. Who comes to visit Cat while Ursa is staying there? What does Ursa overhear Cat say about her?
5. When Tadpole visits Ursa to make amends for what he did, what does he tell Ursa? What is Ursa's response to this?
6. What does Tadpole want Ursa to tell him but will not during their argument? What does he say when he is leaving the room?
7. What makes Ursa leave Cat's place? What does she tell Tadpole about this?
8. Whom does Ursa's grandmother say Corregidora resembles? Why would she be afraid to tell him this?
9. Who comes to visit Ursa at Happy's while she is recovering? What does she know about Ursa that Ursa has not told anyone?
10. What does Tadpole tell Ursa about his father and what he did with his savings? What was the result of that?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Ursa fears men and male affection throughout the novel. Write an essay on this theme. Does Ursa overcome her fear? Cite specific examples from the text to support your responses.
Essay Topic 2
Ursa is hurt both physically and emotionally in the novel. Write an essay about the role of pain and hurt in the novel, making sure to address the duality of this theme. What does Ursa learn from her pain? Cite specific examples from the text to support your responses.
Essay Topic 3
Sexuality is an important element in the novel. It defines a person both physically and emotionally. Write an essay on the role of sexuality in the novel. Cite specific examples from the text to support your responses.
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