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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. How old was the Melrose girl who committed suicide?
2. What does Ursa's mother offer to make her when she comes to visit?
3. What is the name of the man who cuts hair in the town that Ursa's mother lives in?
4. Why does Ursa get mad at Mutt when they are at the dance together?
5. What does Ursa's mother say Mr. Floyd keeps asking her to do?
Short Essay Questions
1. When does Ursa's mother see Ursa's father for the last time? How does he treat her?
2. What does Mutt ask Ursa when they reunite at Happy's? What is Ursa's response?
3. How did Corregidora feel about great-gram seeing black men? What does he say about this?
4. What does Ursa's mother say that she learned from her last visit with Ursa's father? What does she say about relationships?
5. Why does Ursa go to Bracktown to see her mother? What does she bring her?
6. What does Jeffrene tell Ursa about Cat? What does she ask of Ursa?
7. How much older is Ursa's childhood friend, Mary Alice, than Ursa? What does she tell Ursa about, which she calls "bleeding?"
8. How many pregnancy scares does Mary Alice have? When she actually becomes pregnant, what does she tell Ursa?
9. Who comes in to warn Ursa that Mutt is back in town? What is Ursa's reaction to this bit of news?
10. When Ursa goes to visit Mary Alice in the hospital, what makes her uncomfortable? What makes her leave abruptly?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay on Cat's role in the novel, making sure to address her effect on Ursa. Cite specific examples from the text to support your responses.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay on Tadpole, and his character's role in the novel. Is he there to reinforce Ursa's fear and hatred of men, or does he serve as a counter to this theme? Why or why not? Cite specific examples from the text to support your responses.
Essay Topic 3
Ursa's mother is a strong influence on Ursa, and keeps the Corregidora women's memories. Write an essay about Ursa's mother, addressing the influence she has on Ursa, and how Ursa exhibits these influences. Cite specific examples from the text to support your responses.
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