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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: Chapters 27-31 (pg 85 - 102).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who was featured in the Lucky Strike commercials, as discussed by the author in Chapter 19?
(a) Dorothy Collins.
(b) Billie Dawkins.
(c) Merle Haggart.
(d) Brant Williams.

3. What is Julian's last name?
(a) Conwell.
(b) Ross.
(c) Skawinski.
(d) Gitche.

4. Sissy leaves a bouquet of what type of flowers on Betty's porch in Chapter 12?
(a) Jasmines.
(b) Poppies.
(c) Jonquils.
(d) Roses.

5. 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) Fiction.
(b) True.
(c) Entertaining.
(d) False.

Short Answer Questions

1. What language are the passing Indians chanting, in Chapter 17?

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

3. In Chapter 11, the author makes a comparison of a cat looking through what colored glasses?

4. Whose photograph is in the outhouse of the Rubber Rose Ranch?

5. What does Robbins describe as the protagonist's "way of life" and calling?

(see the answer key)

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