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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: Chapters 27-31 (pg 85 - 102).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Robbins writes in Chapter 2, "The image of the clockworks tugs gently at the author's cuff, much as the ghost of ____ tugs at the linen tablecloths of certain restaurants."
(a) Heinz Mustard.
(b) Duncan Hines.
(c) Ketchup.
(d) Pork fat.

2. What university did the Countess attend?
(a) Yale.
(b) Ol' Miss.
(c) Harvard.
(d) L.S.U.

3. What language are the passing Indians chanting, in Chapter 17?
(a) Inuit.
(b) Bengali.
(c) Cherokee.
(d) Skagit.

4. What does Robbins call the "ace of the elements" in the Preface?
(a) Water.
(b) Fire.
(c) Air.
(d) Earth.

5. Who comes to the costume party dressed as Sissy in Chapter 11?
(a) Gerald Kimble.
(b) Johnny Jackson.
(c) Mark Seward.
(d) Billy Seward.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of karate does Robbins write that the Countess is practicing in Chapter 27?

2. Whose artwork (prints) hang in the outhouse at the Rubber Rose Ranch?

3. Who "had a smile like the first scratch on a new car"?

4. What does Sissy call Julian when he tells her he loves her in Chapter 29?

5. In Chapter 28, the author writes, "The Chink is right: life is essentially _____."

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