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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. After May Alice finds out she is pregnant, what does she want Ursa to tell Harold for her?
2. What does May Alice think about using on herself when she thinks she is pregnant the first time?
3. What does Max Monroe do at the Spider?
4. What does Ursa's mother say Mr. Floyd keeps asking her to do?
5. What is the necklace that Ursa wears while visiting her mother made from?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Mutt ask Ursa when they reunite at Happy's? What is Ursa's response?
2. When Ursa comes to visit her mother, what is her mother doing? Why is she doing this?
3. What does Ursa's mother do to earn a living? How does Ursa feel about this?
4. Which two characters become intertwined in Ursa's memory? How does Ursa explain this?
5. What does Ursa's mother say that she learned from her last visit with Ursa's father? What does she say about relationships?
6. How old was the Melrose woman who committed suicide? Why does the Melrose woman's father investigate her case further?
7. After Ursa's father finds out Ursa's mother is pregnant, what does he do? What does he do after that?
8. Where does Ursa's mother catch her singing? What is her reaction to seeing Ursa sing?
9. What was the name of Ursa's father? Where did he and Ursa's mother meet?
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 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 2
Ownership is an important element in the novel. Write an essay on the role of ownership in the novel. Cite specific examples from the text to support your responses.
Essay Topic 3
The characters in the novel use sex to hold power over one another. Write an essay on the theme of sex as power. Cite specific examples from the text to support your responses.
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