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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 realize while she is giving Mutt oral sex at the end of the novel?
2. How does May Alice behave while the doctor examines her?
3. With what does Ursa say her mother was heavy?
4. What is the name of Ursa's father?
5. What is the name of the doctor that May Alice's mother takes her to?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who comes in to warn Ursa that Mutt is back in town? What is Ursa's reaction to this bit of news?
2. After Ursa's father finds out Ursa's mother is pregnant, what does he do? What does he do after that?
3. How old was the Melrose woman who committed suicide? Why does the Melrose woman's father investigate her case further?
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. What scares Ursa into thinking that she may be pregnant? How does she try to get rid of her "baby"?
6. How did Corregidora feel about great-gram seeing black men? What does he say about this?
7. When does Ursa's mother see Ursa's father for the last time? How does he treat her?
8. How much older is Ursa's childhood friend, Mary Alice, than Ursa? What does she tell Ursa about, which she calls "bleeding?"
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. What does Ursa's mother do to earn a living? How does Ursa feel about this?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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 3
Corregidora is a strongly feminist novel. Write an essay detailing the feminist elements of the novel. Cite specific examples from the text to support your responses.
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