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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did the Chink move to the shack west of the Great Burrow?
(a) 1960.
(b) 1980.
(c) 1955.
(d) 1951.

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

3. The Chink places garlands of what on Sissy's thumbs in Chapter 74?
(a) Garlic.
(b) Heather.
(c) Poppies.
(d) Goldenrod.

4. The Chink tells Sissy in Chapter 72 that Christianity is a what kind of religion?
(a) Judaic.
(b) Eastern.
(c) Juvenile.
(d) Pavlovian.

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

6. In what month is Chapter 66 set?
(a) May.
(b) September.
(c) July.
(d) March.

7. What can Julian hear gathering its dusting forces, in Chapter 83?
(a) Divorce.
(b) Desperation.
(c) Famine.
(d) Separation.

8. What does the doctor suggest to Sissy that they go into the garden with, in Chapter 55?
(a) A bottle of wine.
(b) A sandwich.
(c) A bottle of brandy.
(d) A box of kleenex.

9. In Chapter 111a., Robbins writes, "____ is nothing more than an identification or illumination of common objects and everyday events until they shine with their singular nature."
(a) Art.
(b) Love.
(c) Justice.
(d) Poetry.

10. Who is dreaming about her diabetic mother in the beginning of Chapter 77?
(a) Sissy.
(b) Bonanza.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Heather.

11. Which cowgirl volunteers to be a hostage to the authorities in Chapter 94?
(a) Elaine.
(b) Delores.
(c) Sissy.
(d) Mary.

12. Some how many thousand years ago did the North American continent "finally get up the nerve to kick the last of the glaciers out of its parlor"?
(a) 100.
(b) 200.
(c) 500.
(d) 600.

13. What does Delores have a package of in Chapter 106?
(a) LSD.
(b) Mushrooms.
(c) Peyote.
(d) Marijuana.

14. What does the Chink use as a musical instrument in Chapter 74?
(a) A cigar box.
(b) A tuba.
(c) A nail file.
(d) A milk jug.

15. What do the Professor and observer request to do to one of the whooping cranes in Chapter 94?
(a) Alter it.
(b) Mate it.
(c) Stun it.
(d) Kill it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the Disney film the cinematographers go to create in Chapter 54?

2. What is the name of the VA Hospital from which Sissy calls Dr. Robbins in Chapter 96?

3. Dr. Robbins believes that the central problem facing the human race is what?

4. The Chink tells Sissy in Chapter 72 that he is spiritually a very what kind of man?

5. Robbins suggests that Sissy go out for a what in Chapter 82?

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