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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. What does Tadpole tell Ursa that she cannot say back?

2. What does the man between her legs say to Ursa in her dream?

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

4. What important question does Ursa ask the doctor after Tadpole reminds her to?

5. What does Ursa dream while she is staying at Cat's place?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tadpole tell Ursa her hair looks like? What question is Ursa afraid to ask Tadpole after he says this?

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

3. Whom does Tadpole ask to be a witness at his wedding? Why is Ursa uncomfortable with this?

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

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

6. What prompts Sal Cooper to start talking to Ursa? What do they talk about during their first conversation?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ownership is an important element in the novel. Write an essay on the role of ownership in the novel. Cite specific examples from the text to support your responses.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on the role of evidence in the novel. Why is it important? How is it shown? Cite specific examples from the text to support your responses.

Essay Topic 3

Ursa sings the blues onstage. Write an essay on the theme of self expression in the form of song in the novel. Why is Ursa only able to express herself through song? What conflicts does this lead to in her life? Cite specific examples from the text to support your responses.

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