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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. To whom is Julian speaking of Sissy's psychological state in Chapter 54?
(a) Dr. Goldman.
(b) Dr. Kilmore.
(c) Dr. Richardson.
(d) Dr. Jameson.

3. What type of accident does the artisan have who created the village given to Sissy?
(a) Bicycle.
(b) Tricycle.
(c) Motorcycle.
(d) Automobile.

4. What does Robbins write is now a roadside zoo in Chapter 95?
(a) Timbuktu.
(b) Canada.
(c) New York.
(d) Tijuana.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who are the Gitches meeting for New Year's in Chapter 53?

3. What does the media refer to the ranch as in Chapter 97?

4. What does the Chink use as a musical instrument in Chapter 74?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Professor Nelson, and what interaction does she have with the cowgirls in Part Five?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why does Julian take Sissy to see a doctor in Part Four? What is his initial reaction to Julian's concerns?

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