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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the woman that Sissy asks for directions in Chapter 36?
(a) Mrs. Danbury.
(b) Miss Paul.
(c) Mrs. Schreiber.
(d) Mrs. Benson.

2. Who hosts the party that Sissy is invited to in Chapter 11?
(a) Rosemary Wilson.
(b) Betsy Clemson.
(c) Betty Clanton.
(d) Suzy Williams.

3. Where was Bonanza Jellybean the first time she heard about Sissy?
(a) Nebraska.
(b) Wisconsin.
(c) Illinois.
(d) Wyoming.

4. In Chapter 11, the author makes a comparison of a cat looking through what colored glasses?
(a) Rose.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Bird.
(d) Mouse.

5. What is the name of the church where Julian and Sissy get married?
(a) The Church of the Ascension.
(b) Mount Zion Unitarian Church.
(c) Little Church of of Positive Thought.
(d) Little Church of the Nazareth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tribe of Native Americans does Sissy supposedly have in her ancestry?

2. Where are "crimes against nature" to be confined at the ranch?

3. Who "had a smile like the first scratch on a new car"?

4. Who does Sissy go to the costume party dressed as in Chapter 11?

5. What does the Countess say is the real name of Bonanza Jellybean in Chapter 20?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the Countess react to the cowgirls' accusations in Part Three? What conflict takes place?

2. How does Julian finally reach Sissy in Chapter 28? What does he tell her?

3. How does the Countess react to the meeting of Sissy and Julian in Part Two? What does he tell Julian about Sissy?

4. What does the district attorney pressure the courts on regarding Sissy in Chapters 11-16?

5. What happens at the party that Sissy attends in Chapter 11?

6. Why does the Countess come to see Sissy and Julian after their marriage in Part Two?

7. From where are gunshots heard on the ranch in Part Three? What has taken place?

8. How do Sissy and Bonanza Jellybean regard each other upon their meeting in Part Three of Even Cowgirls Get the Blues?

9. Describe the character of Sissy Hawshank and what makes her character stand out amongst the others in Even Cowgirls Get the Blues.

10. When does Sissy first hear from the Countess in the novel? Why does he contact her?

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