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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do May Alice and her mother eventually move?
(a) Louisiana.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Texas.
(d) Kentucky.

2. What grade was May Alice in when she became sexually active?
(a) Ninth.
(b) Sixth.
(c) Seventh.
(d) Eighth.

3. What singer does Mutt tell Ursa he likes when they first meet?
(a) Della Reese.
(b) Ray Charles.
(c) Dionne Warwick.
(d) Judy Garland.

4. What do Ursa and May Alice call her period?
(a) Monthly.
(b) River.
(c) Bleeding.
(d) Downtime.

5. According to the Melrose woman's father, who is responsible for her death?
(a) Her boss.
(b) A man.
(c) Himself.
(d) Her mother.

6. In what way does Ursa think her mother telling her the story of her father will help her?
(a) Maybe she will move in with Ursa now.
(b) Maybe she will find a man now.
(c) Maybe she will be able to face her past.
(d) Maybe she will be able to help Ursa with her fear of men.

7. When Mutt and Ursa go to see a show together, where is the band from?
(a) New York.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Detroit.
(d) New Orleans.

8. When Ursa visits May Alice in the hospital, what does May Alice say that makes Ursa leave?
(a) She calls her a baby.
(b) She accuses her of seeing Harold behind her back.
(c) She starts talking about blood.
(d) She tells her they are not friends anymore.

9. How long is it since Ursa has seen Mutt at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) 30 years.
(b) 22 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 5 years.

10. How does Ursa's father treat her mother when they meet for the last time?
(a) He beats her.
(b) He makes love to her.
(c) He is indifferent.
(d) He cries and says he is sorry.

11. When Ursa is with Mutt at the end of the novel, what does she realize about Great Gram and Corregidora?
(a) Corregidora hated her Great Gram.
(b) Corregidora loved Great Gram.
(c) Gram must have satisfied something sexual with Corregidora.
(d) Great Gram loved Corregidora.

12. What does she tell Ursa when May Alice is upset when she find out she is pregnant?
(a) She wants to kill herself.
(b) She wishes she were a man.
(c) She wishes she were more like Ursa.
(d) She wishes Ursa was Harold.

13. In whose place does Ursa always imagine May Alice?
(a) The Melrose woman.
(b) Cat's place.
(c) Sal Cooper's place.
(d) Vivian's place.

14. How old was Ursa when the Melrose woman committed suicide?
(a) 20.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 10.

15. Who is Mr. Floyd?
(a) The man who lives across from Ursa's mother.
(b) The man who owns the funeral parlor.
(c) The man who owns the hardware store.
(d) The town doctor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ursa's mother doing when Ursa comes to see her?

2. Why does Ursa's mother go back to the cafe even though she was afraid to speak to Ursa's father?

3. Where does Jeffrene tell Ursa Cat works at?

4. With what does Ursa say her mother was heavy?

5. Finish the line: "He made them make love to anyone, so that they ______."

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