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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. 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."
(a) Heinz Mustard.
(b) Ketchup.
(c) Pork fat.
(d) Duncan Hines.

2. In Chapter 4, Robbins describes Sissy's entrance to the Dakotas as "like a peach basket that had swallowed a" what?
(a) Caterpillar.
(b) Corn snake.
(c) Hoop snake.
(d) Obese rat.

3. Where does Betty tell the author that she and her schoolmates ditched Sissy in Chapter 12?
(a) The drive-in theater.
(b) School picnic.
(c) New York.
(d) Senior prom.

4. When was the amoeba discovered?
(a) 1695.
(b) 1802.
(c) 1700.
(d) 1674.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times does Sissy come to the ranch in Chapter 4?

2. What does Robbins call the "ace of the elements" in the Preface?

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

4. What year is it in Chapter 13?

5. Robbins writes that Sissy grew up during the what years, in Chapter 11?

(see the answer key)

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