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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 Robbins write is not in love with England in Chapter 97?
(a) Canada.
(b) Richmond, Virginia.
(c) New York.
(d) California.

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

3. How many outsiders of the Clock people were killed by arrows between 1965-1969?
(a) Four.
(b) Six.
(c) Three.
(d) Seven.

4. What is the name of the VA Hospital from which Sissy calls Dr. Robbins in Chapter 96?
(a) ODwyre.
(b) New York Presbyterian.
(c) O'Hare.
(d) Brooklyn Heights Hospital.

5. Sissy states the Chink's belief that the bias for order leads to _____ in Chapter 65.
(a) Justice.
(b) Neutrality.
(c) Instability.
(d) Fascism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who dies in the scrimmage at the climax of the novel?

2. What does the doctor suggest to Sissy that they go into the garden with, in Chapter 55?

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

4. The Chink tells Sissy in Chapter 72 that Christianity is a what kind of religion?

5. The Chink tells Sissy in Chapter 110 to not confuse symmetry with what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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