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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 arrives in Chapter 108?
2. What is the Chink stitching in Chapter 72?
3. What does the Chink say is always ending, and not ending, in Chapter 65?
4. What classical work does Robbins cite in Chapter 77?
5. In Chapter 52, Julian gives Sissy a miniature village for Christmas. What kind of village is it?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the Chink tell Sissy of his feelings toward the cowgirls in Part Four, Chapters 72-78?
2. Who does the author reveal himself to be in the end of the novel? What is his objective in the plot?
3. What does Dr. Goldman decide after Sissy's evaluation in Part Four?
4. What does the Chink tell Sissy of the role of women in religion in Part Four?
5. What confrontation takes place between Dr. Goldman and Dr. Robbins in Part Four, regarding Sissy?
6. Why does the Chink refuse to help those around him find enlightenment, according to Sissy in Part Four?
7. What leads to Sissy's assault of the Countess in Part Five? How does it take place?
8. What is the state of Sissy at the end of the novel? What are her plans for the future?
9. Describe the Chink's relationship with the Clock People as Sissy relates it in Part Four to Dr. Robbins.
10. What does the Chink teach Sissy about nature in Part Four?
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
Discuss the theme of gender equality and women's empowerment in the novel. How does Robbins illustrate this theme through symbolism?
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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