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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. When Ursa reunites with Mutt, what does he ask her?
2. Where was the first place Ursa sang in public?
3. How does Ursa find out about her period when she is young?
4. Where does Tadpole move when he leaves Bracktown?
5. What does Mutt do to punish Ursa when he is angry with her when they are married?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Jeffrene tell Ursa about Cat? What does she ask of Ursa?
2. What scares Ursa into thinking that she may be pregnant? How does she try to get rid of her "baby"?
3. Why does Ursa go to Bracktown to see her mother? What does she bring her?
4. What is the name of the boy that Mary Alice begins to have sex with? What does Mary Alice tell Ursa when Ursa says she should stop?
5. Who comes in to warn Ursa that Mutt is back in town? What is Ursa's reaction to this bit of news?
6. What finally prompts Ursa's father to speak to Ursa's mother? What do they do together while they are getting to know one another?
7. Where does Mutt say he has been working? Why did he leave? Where is he working now?
8. What is the name of the man who buys Happy's from Tadpole? What does he ask Ursa?
9. When Ursa sees Jeffrene in the street, what is different about her? Where does Jeffrene work?
10. When Mutt and Ursa go back to the drake together, what does Ursa do to Mutt? How is this different from their relationship before?
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
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
Corregidora is a central figure in the novel and influences generations of women. Write an essay about Corregidora including his physical characteristics, treatment of his women, and impact on the women in each generation. Cite specific examples from the text to support your responses.
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