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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. Robbins writes in Chapter 65 that the mass of humanity has minds like what?
(a) Soft wax.
(b) Pudding.
(c) Gravy.
(d) Mashed potatoes.

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

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

4. What classical work does Robbins cite in Chapter 77?
(a) The Illiad.
(b) Macbeth.
(c) The Odyssey.
(d) The Aenead.

5. In Chapter 52, Julian gives Sissy a miniature village for Christmas. What kind of village is it?
(a) New England.
(b) Egyptian.
(c) Eskimo.
(d) Tyrolean.

Short Answer Questions

1. Robbins writes in Chapter 95, "To the extent that this world surrenders its richness and diversity, it surrenders its" what?

2. What do the Clock People not believe in?

3. Sissy states the Chink's belief that the bias for order leads to _____ in Chapter 65.

4. Who is the student chef who Julian arranges for Sissy to meet in Chapter 52?

5. Of which Burrow is the Chink an honorary member?

Short Essay Questions

1. What confrontation takes place between Dr. Goldman and Dr. Robbins in Part Four, regarding Sissy?

2. What is Robbins representing symbolically by the confrontations of Sissy in Part Five, with the Countess and Julian?

3. What does the Chink tell Sissy of his feelings toward the cowgirls in Part Four, Chapters 72-78?

4. What takes place on the Rubber Rose Ranch in Chapters 52-62 between the cowgirls and Sissy?

5. What does Sissy do after her return home to Julian in Part Five?

6. What does Robbins (the author) assert happened to the power of women in civilization over time? How does he represent through Sissy's story?

7. What does the Chink teach Sissy about nature in Part Four?

8. How does Sissy feel to be back on the ranch in Part Five?

9. What is the state of Sissy at the end of the novel? What are her plans for the future?

10. Who does the author reveal himself to be in the end of the novel? What is his objective in the plot?

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