2. Who is Corregidora?
(a) A Spanish sea captain.
(b) A Cuban plantation owner.
(c) A Portuguese plantation owner.
(d) A Brazilian slave owner.

3. What does Jeffy threaten that makes Ursa mad?
(a) To tell Tadpole Ursa is a lesbian.
(b) To tell Mutt where she is.
(c) To tell Cat that Ursa does not like her.
(d) To smother Ursa in her sleep.

4. What makes Sal Cooper start to like Ursa?
(a) Ursa saved her life.
(b) Ursa told Tadpole to hire her.
(c) Ursa stood up for her when someone said she couldn't sing well.
(d) Ursa married Tadpole, who was darker skinned than she.

5. Why does Ursa throw Jeffy out of the bed they are sharing?
(a) Jeffy snores too loud.
(b) It is too hot to share a bed.
(c) Jeffy tries to feel Ursa up.
(d) Jeffy tries to smother Ursa.

6. What happened to Corregidora that affected him physically?
(a) He was shot.
(b) He had a brain aneurysm.
(c) He had a stroke.
(d) He got in a fistfight.

7. How old is Ursa when Great-Gram tells her about her family history?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Five.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Twenty-five.

8. What did the wife do to the white man who was raping her in the story about the black couple on the plantation?
(a) She screamed until someone came.
(b) She cut off his penis.
(c) She did nothing, so that there were no repercussions.
(d) She threatened to kill him if he did not leave her alone.

9. How does Tadpole get his name?
(a) He always messed with tadpole holes as a child.
(b) He loves to swim.
(c) He is an avid fisherman.
(d) He would pretend he was a frog as a child.

10. Who is telling Ursa the story in italics in the first chapter?
(a) Ursa herself.
(b) Grandma.
(c) Mama.
(d) Great-gram.

11. How old is Ursa during this part of the book?
(a) 45.
(b) 30.
(c) 25.
(d) 18.

12. What does Ursa dream while she is staying at Cat's place?
(a) That she is pregnant.
(b) That Tadpole comes and saves her.
(c) That Mutt finds her.
(d) That she is a famous singer.

13. What does Tadpole say happened to his family's land?
(a) It was bought by the city so they moved.
(b) It was infertile, so they moved.
(c) It was the sight of an Indian burial ground, and haunted.
(d) It was taken and the documentation burned.

14. What is the name of the girl that Tadpole cheats on Ursa with?
(a) Lacey.
(b) Sal.
(c) Cat.
(d) Vivian.

15. What does Ursa promise to Cat the last time she sees her?
(a) That she will not tell anybody about her.
(b) That she will not judge her.
(c) That she will always be there for her.
(d) That she understands her needs.