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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 are the Gitches meeting for New Year's in Chapter 53?
2. Dr. Robbins calls in what, in Chapter 76?
3. When does Sissy return to New York in Chapter 53?
4. What is the name of the VA Hospital from which Sissy calls Dr. Robbins in Chapter 96?
5. In the beginning of Chapter 116, Robbins writes that the cowgirls felt what?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does The Chink express to Sissy that he realized about the Clock People waiting for the Eternity of Joy?
2. What confrontation takes place between Dr. Goldman and Dr. Robbins in Part Four, regarding Sissy?
3. What does Sissy do after her return home to Julian in Part Five?
4. What leads to Sissy's assault of the Countess in Part Five? How does it take place?
5. What is the state of Sissy at the end of the novel? What are her plans for the future?
6. Why does the Chink refuse to help those around him find enlightenment, according to Sissy in Part Four?
7. What does the Chink tell Sissy of the role of women in religion in Part Four?
8. What takes place on the Rubber Rose Ranch in Chapters 52-62 between the cowgirls and Sissy?
9. What does the Chink tell Sissy of his feelings toward the cowgirls in Part Four, Chapters 72-78?
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
What themes does Robbins introduce in "Single Cell Preface"? What is the symbolic meaning of the amoeba to the plot and themes of the novel?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the different settings of Even Cowgirls Get the Blues. During what time span does the novel take place? What locations are focused on, and how does each affect the protagonist?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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