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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the title of the Preface to Even Cowgirls Get the Blues?
(a) The Rubber Rose Ranch.
(b) The Countess.
(c) Single Cell Preface.
(d) Bonanza Jellybean.

2. Jellybean tells Sissy in Chapter 46 that love is what, and not chicken soup?
(a) Heroin.
(b) Daydreams.
(c) Dope.
(d) Reality.

3. Sissy leaves a bouquet of what type of flowers on Betty's porch in Chapter 12?
(a) Poppies.
(b) Jasmines.
(c) Roses.
(d) Jonquils.

4. In Chapter 34, the author writes, "A book no more contains ____ than a clock contains time."
(a) Justice.
(b) Honor.
(c) Reality.
(d) Truth.

5. When does Sissy receive Julian's letter in Chapter 29?
(a) Valentine's Day.
(b) New Year's Eve.
(c) Christmas Eve.
(d) July 4th.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who always complains at the ranch meetings about the quality and quantity of the food?

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

3. Who has been in charge of the ranch when Sissy arrives for her modeling assignment?

4. What is in the center of the circle of cowgirls in the beginning of Chapter 44?

5. How many times does Sissy come to the ranch in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the first memory that Sissy has as a child? How did this affect her choices in life?

2. When does Sissy first hear from the Countess in the novel? Why does he contact her?

3. How does Sissy respond to her incident at the soiree in Chapters 11-16? What are her parents' reactions to Sissy's predicament?

4. How does Julian react to Sissy upon their meeting? What does this foreshadow about his character?

5. What does Bonanza Jellybean invite Sissy to crash with the cowgirls in Part Three? What takes place?

6. Why does the Countess come to see Sissy and Julian after their marriage in Part Two?

7. How does Julian finally reach Sissy in Chapter 28? What does he tell her?

8. How does Sissy react to Madame Zoe? How does Madame Zoe react to Sissy?

9. What about Sissy does Julian find embarrassing? What in their relationship makes up for this?

10. What history of the area does Mrs. Schrieber give Sissy in Chapter 32?

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