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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 Bonanza say she is willing to die for, if not the cranes, in Chapter 105?
2. Who is the student chef who Julian arranges for Sissy to meet in Chapter 52?
3. What is the Chink stitching in Chapter 72?
4. In Chapter 111a., Robbins writes, "____ is nothing more than an identification or illumination of common objects and everyday events until they shine with their singular nature."
5. What does Dr. Robbins call a pompous word in Chapter 75?
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. Who is Professor Nelson, and what interaction does she have with the cowgirls in Part Five?
3. What do the whooping cranes represent symbolically in the text?
4. What confrontation takes place between Dr. Goldman and Dr. Robbins in Part Four, regarding Sissy?
5. What does Dr. Goldman decide after Sissy's evaluation in Part Four?
6. How does Sissy feel to be back on the ranch in Part Five?
7. In Part Five, when does the Countess visit, and what does he have to say to Sissy about the whopping cranes?
8. What does Sissy do after her return home to Julian in Part Five?
9. Describe the Chink's relationship with the Clock People as Sissy relates it in Part Four to Dr. Robbins.
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
Describe and discuss the philosophies of the Clock People and the Chink in Even Cowgirls Get the Blues. What does he impart regarding Eastern and Western thought?
Essay Topic 2
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 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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