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

2. Richmond is referred to by the author in Chapter 11 as not a city at all but the world's largest what?
(a) Mosquito village.
(b) Confederate museum.
(c) Rural Urbanity.
(d) Yankee museum.

3. What doctor does the author write was asked about Sissy in later years in Chapter 11?
(a) Dr. Swatmar.
(b) Dr. Powers.
(c) Dr. Dreyfus.
(d) Dr. King.

4. Where did Sissy grow up?
(a) Richmond, VA.
(b) Hot Springs, AR.
(c) Minisaw, VA.
(d) Lexington, KY.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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