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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. Where does Ursa's father live when Ursa's mother goes to see him for the last time?
2. What is Cats-Eye marble's favorite word?
3. What prompts Ursa's mother to follow Ursa's father to his apartment?
4. What does Ursa say about hate and desire?
5. In whose place does Ursa always imagine May Alice?
Short Essay Questions
1. What scares Ursa into thinking that she may be pregnant? How does she try to get rid of her "baby"?
2. How does Ursa think telling the story of her father will help her mother? What does Ursa think about her own relationship with men?
3. When does Ursa's mother see Ursa's father for the last time? How does he treat her?
4. When Ursa goes to visit Mary Alice in the hospital, what makes her uncomfortable? What makes her leave abruptly?
5. How did Corregidora feel about great-gram seeing black men? What does he say about this?
6. When Ursa sees Jeffrene in the street, what is different about her? Where does Jeffrene work?
7. What was the name of Ursa's father? Where did he and Ursa's mother meet?
8. What does Mutt ask Ursa when they reunite at Happy's? What is Ursa's response?
9. When Mutt and Ursa go back to the drake together, what does Ursa do to Mutt? How is this different from their relationship before?
10. How many pregnancy scares does Mary Alice have? When she actually becomes pregnant, what does she tell Ursa?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Think about the role of dreams in the novel. How are dreams reflective of what a person really feels? Write an essay about the symbolism of dreams in the novel. Cite specific examples from the text to support your responses.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay about the use of the womb in the novel, focusing on at least three characters in your explanation of the theme. Cite specific examples from the text to support your responses.
Essay Topic 3
Think about the theme of generations in the novel. How is this element multifaceted? Write an essay examining the theme of generations, focusing on its effect on at least three of the characters. Cite specific examples from the text to support your responses.
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