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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who always complains at the ranch meetings about the quality and quantity of the food?
2. What chemical does Dolores tell the women in the class is in Dew spray mist in Chapter 44?
3. What is the name of one of the Countess' most popular products?
4. Who does Robbins write "watched her undress for bed and bath" in Chapter 2?
5. Who is the woman that Sissy asks for directions in Chapter 36?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is Sissy's view of her "deformity" different from those of the other characters in Chapter 16?
2. How does the Countess react to the meeting of Sissy and Julian in Part Two? What does he tell Julian about Sissy?
3. Why is Sissy trapped in a dress in Part Two of the novel? What does she do?
4. Why does Sissy stay with Julian at his apartment in Chapter 26? Why does she leave?
5. What is the relationship between Delores and Sissy and the other cowgirls in Part Three of the novel?
6. What is noteworthy about the Countess in regard to his view of women?
7. What does Bonanza Jellybean invite Sissy to crash with the cowgirls in Part Three? What takes place?
8. What happens at the party that Sissy attends in Chapter 11?
9. From where are gunshots heard on the ranch in Part Three? What has taken place?
10. What interaction takes place between Sissy and Ms. Leonard in the novel?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Robbins' unique use of voice and tense in Even Cowgirls Get the Blues. How does his shift in each translate to a transition in the novel? Define each term in your answer with examples.
Essay Topic 2
Compare the characters of Julian Gliche and Dr. Robbins. How are these men similar? What do they each vie for? How do they differ?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the theme of self-identity and heritage from Even Cowgirls Get the Blues. What characters are the focus of this theme? What is Robbins' message regarding each?
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