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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 can Julian hear gathering its dusting forces, in Chapter 83?
2. Who dies in the scrimmage at the climax of the novel?
3. In what month is Chapter 66 set?
4. What "seasonette" does Robbins write has persisted, in Chapter 72?
5. What is the Chink stitching in Chapter 72?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the Chink teach Sissy about nature in Part Four?
2. What leads to Sissy's assault of the Countess in Part Five? How does it take place?
3. What does Dr. Goldman decide after Sissy's evaluation in Part Four?
4. Who is Professor Nelson, and what interaction does she have with the cowgirls in Part Five?
5. Why does the Chink refuse to help those around him find enlightenment, according to Sissy in Part Four?
6. What does the Chink tell Sissy of his feelings toward the cowgirls in Part Four, Chapters 72-78?
7. In Part Five, when does the Countess visit, and what does he have to say to Sissy about the whopping cranes?
8. Who does the author reveal himself to be in the end of the novel? What is his objective in the plot?
9. What is Robbins representing symbolically by the confrontations of Sissy in Part Five, with the Countess and Julian?
10. When Sissy goes to see the Chink in Part Five, what takes place on the ranch?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Robbins' use of simile, metaphor, and personification. What does the fact that Robbins is known for his use of metaphor refer to from the text? Define the terms in your answer.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Discuss the theme of gender equality and women's empowerment in the novel. How does Robbins illustrate this theme through symbolism?
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