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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 Ursa promise to Cat the last time she sees her?
2. What is Ursa's drink of choice throughout the novel?
3. What does Tadpole say Ursa's hair is like?
4. How long does Ursa stay in the Drake before Tadpole comes to see her after she finds Tadpole cheating on her?
5. What does Tadpole feed Ursa when she gets out of the hospital?
Short Essay Questions
1. While Ursa is staying at Cat's place, what does Cat tell Ursa about Tadpole? What does she say about Mutt?
2. Who is the primary figure in Ursa's dream? What does he say to her?
3. What does Ursa remember asking Mutt about wives? What was Mutt's response to this question?
4. After her second checkup, what does the doctor tell Ursa she can do? Who has apprehensions about this?
5. When Cat comes to visit Ursa, what question does she plant in Ursa's mind? What is Ursa's response to this?
6. Why does Mutt not want Ursa to sing at Happy's? What happens when they have an argument over it in the alley?
7. What does Cat tell Ursa about her past? How does their conversation end?
8. Who is Tadpole with when he fails to pick Ursa up from work? How old is she?
9. Who comes to visit Cat while Ursa is staying there? What does Ursa overhear Cat say about her?
10. When Tadpole is concerned about the dark circles underneath Ursa's eyes, what does she tell him? What does the doctor prescribe?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Corregidora is a strongly feminist novel. Write an essay detailing the feminist elements of the novel. Cite specific examples from the text to support your responses.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Memories are some of the characters' only possessions in the novel. Write an essay on the theme of memories in the novel. Why are memories valuable? How are they detrimental? Cite specific examples from the text to support your responses.
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