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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where had Sissy previously encountered the man varnishing furniture, in Chapter 46?
(a) Seattle.
(b) Canada.
(c) Nicaragua.
(d) Mexico.

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

3. What is the outhouse radio playing in the beginning of Chapter 33?
(a) "Lonesome Road."
(b) "Stand By Your Man."
(c) "The Starving Armenians Polka."
(d) "The Cowboy Opera."

4. How many times does Sissy come to the ranch in Chapter 4?
(a) Once.
(b) Four times.
(c) Twice.
(d) Three times.

5. Robbins writes in Chapter 34 that a sentence of lead "gives a reader an entirely different sensation from one made of" what?
(a) Platinum.
(b) Ink.
(c) Magnesium.
(d) Lava.

6. What had Julian gotten rid of in sacrifice to his marriage?
(a) A Great Dane.
(b) A chimpanzee.
(c) A hamster.
(d) A poodle.

7. Who does Robbins write "watched her undress for bed and bath" in Chapter 2?
(a) Jellybean.
(b) The Chink.
(c) Julian.
(d) Dr. Robbins.

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

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

10. Who "had a smile like the first scratch on a new car"?
(a) The Chink.
(b) Sissy.
(c) Bonanza Jellybean.
(d) The Countess.

11. At the end of Chapter 12, Robbins writes, "As a matter of fact, it was a bit ridiculous. But because it was ridiculous, we know it must be ____."
(a) False.
(b) Fiction.
(c) Entertaining.
(d) True.

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

13. What is the name of one of the Countess' most popular products?
(a) Dew.
(b) Pontuma.
(c) Freshberry.
(d) Poison.

14. What grade did Sissy get in home economics in school?
(a) B.
(b) C.
(c) A.
(d) F.

15. In Chapter 34, the author writes, "A book no more contains ____ than a clock contains time."
(a) Truth.
(b) Justice.
(c) Reality.
(d) Honor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Robbins compares Sissy's thumbs to Leonardo having left what dangling from the Mona Lisa's mouth?

2. Who has been in charge of the ranch when Sissy arrives for her modeling assignment?

3. Robbins writes in Chapter 2, "The image of the clockworks tugs gently at the author's cuff, much as the ghost of ____ tugs at the linen tablecloths of certain restaurants."

4. What fashion did the Countess believe Sissy to have inspired in the late 1960s?

5. Who comes to the costume party dressed as Sissy in Chapter 11?

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