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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. Who is the ranch boss at the Rubber Rose Ranch?

2. How old is Betty's son in Chapter 12?

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

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

5. What vehicle are the cowgirls leaning against in the beginning of Chapter 46?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Sissy trapped in a dress in Part Two of the novel? What does she do?

2. What does Bonanza Jellybean invite Sissy to crash with the cowgirls in Part Three? What takes place?

3. What does the district attorney pressure the courts on regarding Sissy in Chapters 11-16?

4. How does Sissy react to Madame Zoe? How does Madame Zoe react to Sissy?

5. When does Sissy first hear from the Countess in the novel? Why does he contact her?

6. What is the first memory that Sissy has as a child? How did this affect her choices in life?

7. Who arrives to pick up Sissy in Chapter 33? How does she greet Sissy?

8. Describe the character of Sissy Hawshank and what makes her character stand out amongst the others in Even Cowgirls Get the Blues.

9. How does the Countess react to the cowgirls' accusations in Part Three? What conflict takes place?

10. How does Julian finally reach Sissy in Chapter 28? What does he tell her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the major stylistic elements of Tom Robbins writing in Even Cowgirls Get the Blues. What are stylistic devices? What makes Robbins stand apart to you from other authors?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the different settings of Even Cowgirls Get the Blues. During what time span does the novel take place? What locations are focused on, and how does each affect the protagonist?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Robbins' depiction of sexual exploration in Even Cowgirls Get the Blues. How does Sissy's journey take her through questions of what society would deem "sexual deviance"?

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