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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 the author write is the "only thing civilized man has produced that does not seem out of place in nature"?
2. On what street in New York is the Museum of the American Indian that Sissy and Julian visit?
3. Who does Big Red say is at fault for leaking out the word of the Chink in Chapter 46?
4. Who comes to the costume party dressed as Sissy in Chapter 11?
5. How old is Betty's son in Chapter 12?
Short Essay Questions
1. What problems is the Countess having with the cowgirls in Part Two that he asks Sissy for assistance with?
2. What is the relationship between Delores and Sissy and the other cowgirls in Part Three of the novel?
3. How does Sissy react to Madame Zoe? How does Madame Zoe react to Sissy?
4. What about Sissy does Julian find embarrassing? What in their relationship makes up for this?
5. How does Julian finally reach Sissy in Chapter 28? What does he tell her?
6. Describe the character of Sissy Hawshank and what makes her character stand out amongst the others in Even Cowgirls Get the Blues.
7. How much time has elapsed between Parts One and Two of the novel? What has taken place in the interim?
8. What interaction takes place between Sissy and Ms. Leonard in the novel?
9. Why does Sissy stay with Julian at his apartment in Chapter 26? Why does she leave?
10. What is the first memory that Sissy has as a child? How did this affect her choices in life?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 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
Compare Sissy's relationship with Bonanza Jellybean to her relationship with Julian. How does Sissy feel differently about each, and why?
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