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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. The Chink places garlands of what on Sissy's thumbs in Chapter 74?
2. What does Bonanza say she is willing to die for, if not the cranes, in Chapter 105?
3. What does the Chink say is always ending, and not ending, in Chapter 65?
4. What do the Clock People not believe in?
5. What can Julian hear gathering its dusting forces, in Chapter 83?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Julian take Sissy to see a doctor in Part Four? What is his initial reaction to Julian's concerns?
2. Why does the Chink refuse to help those around him find enlightenment, according to Sissy in Part Four?
3. What does Sissy learn of the happenings of the Rubber Rose Ranch in Part 5?
4. What leads to Sissy's assault of the Countess in Part Five? How does it take place?
5. What do the whooping cranes represent symbolically in the text?
6. What does the Chink teach Sissy about nature in Part Four?
7. What confrontation takes place between Dr. Goldman and Dr. Robbins in Part Four, regarding Sissy?
8. In Part Five, when does the Countess visit, and what does he have to say to Sissy about the whopping cranes?
9. What does Robbins (the author) assert happened to the power of women in civilization over time? How does he represent through Sissy's story?
10. What is the state of Sissy at the end of the novel? What are her plans for the future?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Define the terms "stream-of-consciousness" and "nonlinear storytelling" in literature. How do these terms apply to Even Cowgirls Get the Blues?
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
Define the terms exposition, rising action, climax, and falling action in literature and define where each takes place in Even Cowgirls Get the Blues.
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