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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two : Chapters 17-26 (pg 53 - 84).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Sissy say got close to taking her virginity in Chapter 20?
(a) Jack Kerouac.
(b) Edward Mailer.
(c) J.F.K.
(d) Allen Ginsberg.

3. In what city is Sissy at the beginning of Chapter 17?
(a) Plano, TX.
(b) Missoula, MT.
(c) Oroville, CA.
(d) LaConner, WA.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the Countess going to visit in the Hamptons in Chapter 20?

2. In Chapter 4, Robbins describes Sissy's entrance to the Dakotas as "like a peach basket that had swallowed a" what?

3. Who does Sissy go to the costume party dressed as in Chapter 11?

4. Who was featured in the Lucky Strike commercials, as discussed by the author in Chapter 19?

5. All of the post offices that Sissy receives mail in are adjacent to what?

(see the answer key)

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