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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 Robbins write is now a roadside zoo in Chapter 95?
2. What is the name of the Disney film the cinematographers go to create in Chapter 54?
3. Who dies in the scrimmage at the climax of the novel?
4. The author writes in Chapter 81 that Sissy has grown as pale as what?
5. Chapter 77 begins, "It was about two minutes on the _____ side of the sunrise."
Short Essay Questions
1. When Sissy goes to see the Chink in Part Five, what takes place on the ranch?
2. How does Sissy feel to be back on the ranch in Part Five?
3. Who is Professor Nelson, and what interaction does she have with the cowgirls in Part Five?
4. Why does the Chink refuse to help those around him find enlightenment, according to Sissy in Part Four?
5. What confrontation takes place between Dr. Goldman and Dr. Robbins in Part Four, regarding Sissy?
6. What does Sissy do after her return home to Julian in Part Five?
7. Why does Julian take Sissy to see a doctor in Part Four? What is his initial reaction to Julian's concerns?
8. What does the Chink teach Sissy about nature in Part Four?
9. What does the Chink tell Sissy of the role of women in religion in Part Four?
10. What is Robbins representing symbolically by the confrontations of Sissy in Part Five, with the Countess and Julian?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Discuss Robbins' unique use of voice and tense in Even Cowgirls Get the Blues. How does his shift in each translate to a transition in the novel? Define each term in your answer with examples.
Essay Topic 3
Compare the characters of Julian Gliche and Dr. Robbins. How are these men similar? What do they each vie for? How do they differ?
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