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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 overhear when she wakes up from her dream at Cat's house?

2. What is the name of Mutt's cousin?

3. What does Cat drop when her boss tries to make a move on her in the kitchen?

4. Finish the line: "I wanted to come back home to my own bed and not ______."

5. Who is the witness at Tadpole and Ursa's wedding?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the primary figure in Ursa's dream? What does he say to her?

2. What does Ursa remember asking Mutt about wives? What was Mutt's response to this question?

3. What does Mutt want to do on their wedding night? What do they end up doing instead?

4. When Jeffy comes to sleep in Ursa's room, what does Ursa offer him? How is this offer revoked later in the night?

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

6. When Jimmy comes into Happy's to talk to Ursa, what does she want Jimmy to tell Mutt? What happens later that night between Ursa and Tadpole?

7. When Cat comes to visit Ursa, what question does she plant in Ursa's mind? 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. While Ursa is staying at Cat's place, what does Cat tell Ursa about Tadpole? What does she say about Mutt?

10. What is Cat's reaction to Ursa's treatment of Jeffy? What does Ursa think about her treatment of Jeffy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Holes is an important theme in the novel. Explain the duality of this theme. Cite specific examples from the text to support your responses.

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