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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 does Bonanza Jellybean say will run the goat's milk to Fargo in Chapter 45?
2. What vehicle are the cowgirls leaning against in the beginning of Chapter 46?
3. The first car that ever stopped for Sissy was a what?
4. What does Robbins write leaves no fossils?
5. Where does Sissy receive Julian's letter in Chapter 29?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the district attorney pressure the courts on regarding Sissy in Chapters 11-16?
2. What is Julian's reaction when Sissy contacts him in Part Three? What actions does this prompt Sissy to take?
3. What is the state of the film crew in Part Three as Sissy arrives at the ranch? Why?
4. What history of the area does Mrs. Schrieber give Sissy in Chapter 32?
5. What does Bonanza Jellybean invite Sissy to crash with the cowgirls in Part Three? What takes place?
6. What happens at the party that Sissy attends in Chapter 11?
7. What is the relationship between Delores and Sissy and the other cowgirls in Part Three of the novel?
8. Why is Sissy trapped in a dress in Part Two of the novel? What does she do?
9. How does Sissy come to be arrested in Chapters 11-16?
10. Describe the marriage of Sissy and Julian. What compromises are in place?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the major stylistic elements of Tom Robbins writing in Even Cowgirls Get the Blues. What are stylistic devices? What makes Robbins stand apart to you from other authors?
Essay Topic 2
Describe how the author uses the motif of Native American culture, religion, and mythology to illustrate his viewpoints on religion in the novel. What is Robbins' message of Native American culture?
Essay Topic 3
Define the terms "stream-of-consciousness" and "nonlinear storytelling" in literature. How do these terms apply to Even Cowgirls Get the Blues?
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