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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: Chapters 11-16 (pg 30- 52).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the ranch boss at the Rubber Rose Ranch?
(a) Dolores.
(b) Bonanza Jellybean.
(c) The Chink.
(d) Sissy Hawshank.

2. Robbins writes that Sissy grew up during the what years, in Chapter 11?
(a) Truman.
(b) Nixon.
(c) Eisenhower.
(d) McCarthur.

3. Whose photograph is in the outhouse of the Rubber Rose Ranch?
(a) Shirley Temple's.
(b) Joan Crawford's.
(c) Dale Evans'.
(d) John Wayne's.

4. What does Robbins describe as the protagonist's "way of life" and calling?
(a) Modeling.
(b) Dancing.
(c) Hitchhiking.
(d) Sheep rustling.

5. Robbins compares Sissy's thumbs to Leonardo having left what dangling from the Mona Lisa's mouth?
(a) A hair.
(b) Spaghetti.
(c) Lipstick.
(d) Pudding.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what plant does Bill work as a chemist in Chapter 12?

2. When was the amoeba discovered?

3. What is the name of the palm reader that Sissy's mother takes her to?

4. What does Robbins write are the easiest creatures to hypnotize on earth?

5. What doctor does the author write was asked about Sissy in later years in Chapter 11?

(see the answer key)

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