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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. What does Robbins write leaves no fossils?
2. What is the title of the Preface to Even Cowgirls Get the Blues?
3. What year is it in Chapter 13?
4. Robbins writes in Chapter 35 that the trouble with seagulls is that they don't know whether they're what?
5. What does Robbins write that the moon vibrations sounded like when converted to sound waves?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Sissy's principle "rule of the road"? How do others react to her rules?
2. From where are gunshots heard on the ranch in Part Three? What has taken place?
3. How much time has elapsed between Parts One and Two of the novel? What has taken place in the interim?
4. What interaction takes place between Sissy and Ms. Leonard in the novel?
5. What is the state of the film crew in Part Three as Sissy arrives at the ranch? Why?
6. What does Miss Adrian tell Sissy of the problems on the ranch after her arrival in Part Three?
7. How is Sissy's view of her "deformity" different from those of the other characters in Chapter 16?
8. Who arrives to pick up Sissy in Chapter 33? How does she greet Sissy?
9. How does Julian react to Sissy upon their meeting? What does this foreshadow about his character?
10. How do Sissy and Bonanza Jellybean regard each other upon their meeting in Part Three of Even Cowgirls Get the Blues?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the protagonist of Even Cowgirls Get the Blues. How old is she? What are her distinguishing characteristics? What actions does she take through the novel? Define protagonist in your answer.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Robbins' depiction of sexual exploration in Even Cowgirls Get the Blues. How does Sissy's journey take her through questions of what society would deem "sexual deviance"?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the character of the Countess in Even Cowgirls Get the Blues. What is this character's role in the plot? Describe the character's relationships with the protagonist and the cowgirls.
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