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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 is the name of the palm reader that Sissy's mother takes her to?
2. Where did Sissy grow up?
3. What does Robbins write that the moon vibrations sounded like when converted to sound waves?
4. On what street in New York is the Museum of the American Indian that Sissy and Julian visit?
5. At the end of Chapter 12, Robbins writes, "As a matter of fact, it was a bit ridiculous. But because it was ridiculous, we know it must be ____."
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the Countess react to the cowgirls' accusations in Part Three? What conflict takes place?
2. What is the first memory that Sissy has as a child? How did this affect her choices in life?
3. Describe the character of Sissy Hawshank and what makes her character stand out amongst the others in Even Cowgirls Get the Blues.
4. What problems is the Countess having with the cowgirls in Part Two that he asks Sissy for assistance with?
5. Why does Sissy stay with Julian at his apartment in Chapter 26? Why does she leave?
6. What is Sissy's principle "rule of the road"? How do others react to her rules?
7. What is the relationship between Delores and Sissy and the other cowgirls in Part Three of the novel?
8. What do the cowgirls tell Sissy about the Chink in Part Three?
9. What does Miss Adrian tell Sissy of the problems on the ranch after her arrival in Part Three?
10. When does Sissy first hear from the Countess in the novel? Why does he contact her?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the philosophies of the Clock People and the Chink in Even Cowgirls Get the Blues. What does he impart regarding Eastern and Western thought?
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 connection between Sissy's love of hitchhiking and the theme of personal freedom and independence. How does the author validate Sissy's self-endangerment in hitchhiking?
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