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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 kind of plantation did Ursa's great grandmother work on?
2. What does Tadpole tell Ursa that she cannot say back?
3. What does Ursa's Great-gram say is the most important thing?
4. What does Tadpole do to Mutt after Ursa is hospitalized?
5. What makes Sal Cooper start to like Ursa?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Tadpole say about it when Ursa is offered a job at the Spider? Whom does Ursa say he can hire in her place?
2. Whom does Tadpole ask to be a witness at his wedding? Why is Ursa uncomfortable with this?
3. While Ursa is staying at Cat's place, what does Cat tell Ursa about Tadpole? What does she say about Mutt?
4. What is Cat's reaction to Ursa's treatment of Jeffy? What does Ursa think about her treatment of Jeffy?
5. What does Mutt want to do on their wedding night? What do they end up doing instead?
6. What does Tadpole tell Ursa her hair looks like? What question is Ursa afraid to ask Tadpole after he says this?
7. What does Tadpole want Ursa to tell him but will not during their argument? What does he say when he is leaving the room?
8. Whom does Ursa's grandmother say Corregidora resembles? Why would she be afraid to tell him this?
9. Who is Tadpole with when he fails to pick Ursa up from work? How old is she?
10. Who comes to visit Cat while Ursa is staying there? What does Ursa overhear Cat say about her?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay on the symbolism behind Ursa's change of voice in the novel. Does the change represent something more than a physical change? 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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