2. What important question does Ursa ask the doctor after Tadpole reminds her to?
(a) She asks if she can go back to a regular diet.
(b) She asks what her pills are for.
(c) She asks when she can go back to work.
(d) She asks how much sleep she will need.

3. Why was Ursa embarrassed about the picture of her and Mutt?
(a) Mutt was holding her too close in the picture.
(b) She was looking at her and not the two of them.
(c) She was embarrassed at her smile in the picture.
(d) She felt the picture was vain.

4. What does Ursa overhear when she wakes up from her dream at Cat's house?
(a) Sal and Vivian screaming.
(b) Mutt and Tadpole fighting.
(c) Tadpole and Cat laughing.
(d) Cat and Jeffy arguing.

5. What is the name of Mutt's cousin?
(a) Mike.
(b) Sal.
(c) Pete.
(d) Jimmy.

6. What is Ursa's drink of choice throughout the novel?
(a) Beer.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Wine.
(d) Coke.

7. What type of songs does Ursa sing?
(a) The blues.
(b) Opera.
(c) Doo-wop.
(d) Country.

8. What mistake does the doctor make when Ursa goes to see him?
(a) He yells at Tadpole, thinking he caused her condition.
(b) He gives her the wrong prescription.
(c) He hurts her scar.
(d) He thinks Tadpole is her husband.

9. What does Ursa tell the man in the car who tries to pick her up?
(a) She has a boyfriend.
(b) She has a gun.
(c) She is a lesbian.
(d) She is going to the police.

10. Who is Ursa surprised to see while working at the Spider?
(a) Jimmy.
(b) Tadpole.
(c) Mutt.
(d) Sal.

11. What is the name of the place where Ursa and Mutt stay together?
(a) Happy's.
(b) The Drake Hotel.
(c) The Westin.
(d) The Spider.

12. What consequence did the plantation wife face because of her actions with her white boss?
(a) She and her husband were sold to another plantation.
(b) She and her husband were killed.
(c) She and her husband were sent back to Africa.
(d) She and her husband ran away before they could be punished.

13. What do Tadpole and Ursa do on their wedding night instead of going out?
(a) Tadpole sings Ursa to sleep.
(b) Tadpole closes Happy's and they dance all night.
(c) Ursa sings to Tadpole.
(d) Ursa does a show at Happy's.

14. What does Cat make Ursa for dinner when she is staying there?
(a) Pot pie.
(b) Vegetable soup.
(c) Fried chicken.
(d) Pot Roast.

15. On what condition does Tadpole allow Ursa to start work again?
(a) She can only sing in the daytime.
(b) There is a chair for her to sit on.
(c) She can only sing happy songs.
(d) She can only sing one song per night.