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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 Max Monroe do at the Spider?
2. When is the first time that Ursa feels a man and is frightened by it?
3. Who is Mr. Floyd?
4. What is the name of the doctor that May Alice's mother takes her to?
5. Why does Ursa get mad at Mutt when they are at the dance together?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Jeffrene tell Ursa about Cat? What does she ask of Ursa?
2. Where does Mutt say he has been working? Why did he leave? Where is he working now?
3. What year is it at the beginning of Chapter 4? How old is Ursa?
4. What was the name of Ursa's father? Where did he and Ursa's mother meet?
5. When Mutt and Ursa are at a dance together, what does Mutt do that embarrasses Ursa? What does she say to him during this conflict?
6. What does Ursa's mother say that she learned from her last visit with Ursa's father? What does she say about relationships?
7. What does Mutt say to Ursa at the end of the novel? What is Ursa's response?
8. How many pregnancy scares does Mary Alice have? When she actually becomes pregnant, what does she tell Ursa?
9. Who comes in to warn Ursa that Mutt is back in town? What is Ursa's reaction to this bit of news?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
Think about the theme of generations in the novel. How is this element multifaceted? Write an essay examining the theme of generations, focusing on its effect on at least three of the characters. Cite specific examples from the text to support your responses.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay on the role of evidence in the novel. Why is it important? How is it shown? Cite specific examples from the text to support your responses.
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