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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Robbins writes in Chapter 95, "To the extent that this world surrenders its richness and diversity, it surrenders its" what?
(a) Obedience.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Love.
(d) Beauty.

2. What does Robbins write about that got sick of the publicity, in Chapter 72?
(a) The jellybeans.
(b) The bluebirds.
(c) The grass.
(d) The clouds.

3. What author does Robbins write was blind, in Chapter 77?
(a) Homer.
(b) Plato.
(c) Pliny.
(d) Socrates.

4. What "seasonette" does Robbins write has persisted, in Chapter 72?
(a) Late Spring.
(b) The dog days of Summer.
(c) Indian Summer.
(d) Summer Solstice.

5. What does Bonanza say she is willing to die for, if not the cranes, in Chapter 105?
(a) The cowgirls.
(b) The love.
(c) The Chink.
(d) The meaning.

6. To whom is Julian speaking of Sissy's psychological state in Chapter 54?
(a) Dr. Goldman.
(b) Dr. Kilmore.
(c) Dr. Jameson.
(d) Dr. Richardson.

7. Who arrives in Chapter 108?
(a) The Chink.
(b) Billy Mae.
(c) Delores.
(d) Billy West.

8. Robbins suggests that Sissy go out for a what in Chapter 82?
(a) Hot dog.
(b) Burger.
(c) Milkshake.
(d) Salad.

9. Who dies in the scrimmage at the climax of the novel?
(a) Sissy.
(b) The Countess.
(c) Jellybean.
(d) Julian.

10. Robbins calls Chapter 100 a bottle of what?
(a) Champagne.
(b) Coca Cola.
(c) Fine Scotch.
(d) Pinot Noir.

11. What is the first name of the female observer who comes to the ranch in Chapter 94?
(a) Sara.
(b) Michelle.
(c) Gardner.
(d) Inge.

12. The official referred to in Chapter 79 is from what country's Wildlife Service?
(a) The U.S.
(b) Canada's.
(c) Mexico's.
(d) Brazil's.

13. What moves unusually slowly in the hospital, in Chapter 84?
(a) The clock.
(b) The nurses.
(c) The snail.
(d) The line.

14. The Chink tells Sissy in Chapter 110 to not confuse symmetry with what?
(a) Balance.
(b) Resistance.
(c) Love.
(d) Justice.

15. In Chapter 80, Robbins writes that the Secretary of the Interior was what kind of man?
(a) Astute.
(b) Shallow.
(c) Deep.
(d) Despondent.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month is Chapter 66 set?

2. What do the Professor and observer request to do to one of the whooping cranes in Chapter 94?

3. Who is the intern who takes on Sissy's case in Chapter 55?

4. What is Sissy missing when she returns to the ranch in Chapter 104?

5. What does Robbins write is not in love with England in Chapter 97?

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