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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 has been found in the beginning of Chapter 94?
(a) The minivan.
(b) The eagles.
(c) The whooping cranes.
(d) The cowgirls.

2. The cowgirls on the ranch put a Lifesaver in one cheek and a what in the other while riding?
(a) Clove.
(b) Tobacco.
(c) Mint.
(d) Chewing gum.

3. The official referred to in Chapter 79 is from what country's Wildlife Service?
(a) The U.S.
(b) Mexico's.
(c) Canada's.
(d) Brazil's.

4. Dr. Robbins calls in what, in Chapter 76?
(a) Dead.
(b) Well.
(c) Alive.
(d) Sick.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Robbins write about that got sick of the publicity, in Chapter 72?

2. Chapter 77 begins, "It was about two minutes on the _____ side of the sunrise."

3. Who is recuperating in the hospital at the end of the novel?

4. When does Sissy return to New York in Chapter 53?

5. Who are the Gitches meeting for New Year's in Chapter 53?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does the author reveal himself to be in the end of the novel? What is his objective in the plot?

2. Describe the Chink's relationship with the Clock People as Sissy relates it in Part Four to Dr. Robbins.

3. What takes place on the Rubber Rose Ranch in Chapters 52-62 between the cowgirls and Sissy?

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

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

6. When does Sissy return to New York in Part Four, and what does she find upon her arrival?

7. What does The Chink express to Sissy that he realized about the Clock People waiting for the Eternity of Joy?

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

9. Why does Julian take Sissy to see a doctor in Part Four? What is his initial reaction to Julian's concerns?

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

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