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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. Who is the student chef who Julian arranges for Sissy to meet in Chapter 52?
(a) Michael.
(b) Joshua.
(c) William.
(d) Norman.

2. Of which Burrow is the Chink an honorary member?
(a) Thirteenth.
(b) Fourth.
(c) First.
(d) Sixth.

3. Who is dreaming about her diabetic mother in the beginning of Chapter 77?
(a) Bonanza.
(b) Sissy.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Heather.

4. Who writes to Sissy in Chapter 56?
(a) Dr. Robbins.
(b) Dr. Goldman.
(c) Bonanza Jellybean.
(d) The Countess.

5. What moves unusually slowly in the hospital, in Chapter 84?
(a) The line.
(b) The nurses.
(c) The snail.
(d) The clock.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the intern who takes on Sissy's case in Chapter 55?

2. The Chink tells Sissy that she is too what for current events to infect her?

3. What author does Robbins write was blind, in Chapter 77?

4. To whom is Julian speaking of Sissy's psychological state in Chapter 54?

5. What is the name of the VA Hospital from which Sissy calls Dr. Robbins in Chapter 96?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Robbins (the author) assert happened to the power of women in civilization over time? How does he represent through Sissy's story?

2. When Sissy goes to see the Chink in Part Five, what takes place on the ranch?

3. Who is Professor Nelson, and what interaction does she have with the cowgirls in Part Five?

4. What does the Chink teach Sissy about nature in Part Four?

5. What is Robbins representing symbolically by the confrontations of Sissy in Part Five, with the Countess and Julian?

6. What are society's standards regarding Sissy's relationships with Jellybean and the Chink?

7. What does Sissy do after her return home to Julian in Part Five?

8. What does the Chink tell Sissy of his feelings toward the cowgirls in Part Four, Chapters 72-78?

9. How does Sissy feel to be back on the ranch in Part Five?

10. What does Dr. Goldman decide after Sissy's evaluation in Part Four?

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