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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 month is it in Chapter 31, 9 months into the marriage of Sissy and Julian?
2. What does Robbins write are the easiest creatures to hypnotize on earth?
3. Robbins writes in Chapter 38, "If little else, the brain is an ____ toy."
4. Robbins writes in Chapter 34 that a sentence of lead "gives a reader an entirely different sensation from one made of" what?
5. What is the outhouse radio playing in the beginning of Chapter 33?
Short Essay Questions
1. When does Sissy first hear from the Countess in the novel? Why does he contact her?
2. Why does Sissy stay with Julian at his apartment in Chapter 26? Why does she leave?
3. Why is Sissy trapped in a dress in Part Two of the novel? What does she do?
4. What is Julian's reaction when Sissy contacts him in Part Three? What actions does this prompt Sissy to take?
5. What is noteworthy about the Countess in regard to his view of women?
6. What is the state of the film crew in Part Three as Sissy arrives at the ranch? Why?
7. How does Sissy respond to her incident at the soiree in Chapters 11-16? What are her parents' reactions to Sissy's predicament?
8. What do the cowgirls tell Sissy about the Chink in Part Three?
9. How does the Countess react to the cowgirls' accusations in Part Three? What conflict takes place?
10. What problems is the Countess having with the cowgirls in Part Two that he asks Sissy for assistance with?
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
Describe the history of the cowgirls on the Rubber Rose Ranch. How did the women come to be here, and why?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the different settings of Even Cowgirls Get the Blues. During what time span does the novel take place? What locations are focused on, and how does each affect the protagonist?
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