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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. What does Julian begin drinking in Chapter 28?
(a) Brandy.
(b) Scotch.
(c) Tequila.
(d) Port.
2. For what plant does Bill work as a chemist in Chapter 12?
(a) Johnson and Johnson.
(b) Philip Morris.
(c) Proctor and Gamble.
(d) Glaxo-Smith Kline.
3. Who always complains at the ranch meetings about the quality and quantity of the food?
(a) Delores.
(b) Bonanza Jellybean.
(c) Big Red.
(d) Dorothea.
4. What month is it in Chapter 31, 9 months into the marriage of Sissy and Julian?
(a) October.
(b) August.
(c) July.
(d) September.
5. Who is witness to Julian and Sissy's wedding?
(a) Dorothea.
(b) Jackson Pollack.
(c) The Countess.
(d) Bonanza Jellybean.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where had Sissy previously encountered the man varnishing furniture, in Chapter 46?
2. How many years have passed since Sissy left her hometown, in Chapter 17?
3. Where is Bonanza Jellybean closing the goat cheese deal in Chapter 34?
4. Who does Robbins write wed a girl with a physical defect in Chapter 30?
5. 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."
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the relationship between Delores and Sissy and the other cowgirls in Part Three of the novel?
2. How does Sissy respond to her incident at the soiree in Chapters 11-16? What are her parents' reactions to Sissy's predicament?
3. What does the district attorney pressure the courts on regarding Sissy in Chapters 11-16?
4. How does Julian finally reach Sissy in Chapter 28? What does he tell her?
5. What does Jellybean tell Sissy of the other cowgirls' backgrounds in Part Three?
6. What problems is the Countess having with the cowgirls in Part Two that he asks Sissy for assistance with?
7. What does Miss Adrian tell Sissy of the problems on the ranch after her arrival in Part Three?
8. Describe the marriage of Sissy and Julian. What compromises are in place?
9. What is the state of the film crew in Part Three as Sissy arrives at the ranch? Why?
10. From where are gunshots heard on the ranch in Part Three? What has taken place?
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