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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 dies in the scrimmage at the climax of the novel?
(a) Julian.
(b) Jellybean.
(c) Sissy.
(d) The Countess.

2. Dr. Robbins states in Chapter 65 that to live one must be prepared to what?
(a) Die.
(b) Fail.
(c) Love.
(d) Face fear.

3. What does the media refer to the ranch as in Chapter 97?
(a) Mystery Ranch.
(b) Dandy Ranch.
(c) Bubblegum Ranch.
(d) Cowgirl Ranch.

4. Dr. Robbins believes that the central problem facing the human race is what?
(a) Space.
(b) Overpopulation.
(c) Evolution.
(d) Time.

5. What does Bonanza say she is willing to die for, if not the cranes, in Chapter 105?
(a) The Chink.
(b) The meaning.
(c) The cowgirls.
(d) The love.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What moves unusually slowly in the hospital, in Chapter 84?

3. What is the first name of the female observer who comes to the ranch in Chapter 94?

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

5. Robbins writes in Chapter 65 that the mass of humanity has minds like what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dr. Goldman decide after Sissy's evaluation in Part Four?

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

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

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

5. What leads to Sissy's assault of the Countess in Part Five? How does it take place?

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

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

8. Describe the Chink's relationship with the Clock People as Sissy relates it in Part Four to Dr. Robbins.

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

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

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