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

2. Who is recuperating in the hospital at the end of the novel?
(a) Julian.
(b) The Chink.
(c) Jellybean.
(d) Sissy.

3. What is Sissy shocked by the presence of when she returns to the ranch?
(a) Men.
(b) Women.
(c) Cattle.
(d) Guns.

4. When does Sissy return to New York in Chapter 53?
(a) October 8.
(b) October 31.
(c) February 14.
(d) December 30.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom is Julian speaking of Sissy's psychological state in Chapter 54?

2. Who is made the manager of the ranch at the end of the novel?

3. What type of accident does the artisan have who created the village given to Sissy?

4. What does the Chink say is always ending, and not ending, in Chapter 65?

5. How many types of crazy people does Dr. Goldman say there are in Chapter 55?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Sissy goes to see the Chink in Part Five, what takes place on the ranch?

2. What does The Chink express to Sissy that he realized about the Clock People waiting for the Eternity of Joy?

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

4. When does Sissy return to New York in Part Four, and what does she find upon her arrival?

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

6. What does the Chink tell Sissy of the role of women in religion in Part Four?

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

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

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

10. What are society's standards regarding Sissy's relationships with Jellybean and the Chink?

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