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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 was the first place Ursa sang in public?
2. Where does Jeffrene work?
3. What does Ursa's mother do that Ursa wants her to stop doing?
4. In what way does Ursa think her mother telling her the story of her father will help her?
5. What does Mutt do to punish Ursa when he is angry with her when they are married?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Mutt ask Ursa when they reunite at Happy's? What is Ursa's response?
2. How many pregnancy scares does Mary Alice have? When she actually becomes pregnant, what does she tell Ursa?
3. How much older is Ursa's childhood friend, Mary Alice, than Ursa? What does she tell Ursa about, which she calls "bleeding?"
4. How old was the Melrose woman who committed suicide? Why does the Melrose woman's father investigate her case further?
5. When does Ursa's mother see Ursa's father for the last time? How does he treat her?
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. Why does Ursa go to Bracktown to see her mother? What does she bring her?
8. What does Ursa's mother say that she learned from her last visit with Ursa's father? What does she say about relationships?
9. What was the name of Ursa's father? Where did he and Ursa's mother meet?
10. Which two characters become intertwined in Ursa's memory? How does Ursa explain this?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay on the role of evidence in the novel. Why is it important? How is it shown? 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
Write an essay on the use of italicized text in the novel. Address its impact on both the novel and the reader. Cite specific examples from the text to support your responses.
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