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

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

3. What is the title of the Preface to Even Cowgirls Get the Blues?
(a) Single Cell Preface.
(b) Bonanza Jellybean.
(c) The Countess.
(d) The Rubber Rose Ranch.

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

5. What does Robbins write leaves no fossils?
(a) Amoebae.
(b) Jellybeans.
(c) Hamsters.
(d) Cowgirls.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the palm reader that Sissy's mother takes her to?

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

3. Richmond is referred to by the author in Chapter 11 as not a city at all but the world's largest what?

4. 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."

5. What year is it in Chapter 13?

(see the answer key)

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