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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. What does the author write is the "only thing civilized man has produced that does not seem out of place in nature"?
2. Which character says in Chapter 32, "you can tune a guitar but you can't tuna fish"?
3. What does Robbins write that the moon vibrations sounded like when converted to sound waves?
4. Who always complains at the ranch meetings about the quality and quantity of the food?
5. The first car that ever stopped for Sissy was a what?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who do Sissy's parents take her to see regarding her deformity first, when she is an adolescent? What is his reaction?
2. What happens at the party that Sissy attends in Chapter 11?
3. What does Jellybean tell Sissy of the other cowgirls' backgrounds in Part Three?
4. How does Sissy respond to her incident at the soiree in Chapters 11-16? What are her parents' reactions to Sissy's predicament?
5. How do Sissy and Bonanza Jellybean regard each other upon their meeting in Part Three of Even Cowgirls Get the Blues?
6. What is Sissy's principle "rule of the road"? How do others react to her rules?
7. How does Julian react to Sissy upon their meeting? What does this foreshadow about his character?
8. When does Sissy first hear from the Countess in the novel? Why does he contact her?
9. Why is Sissy trapped in a dress in Part Two of the novel? What does she do?
10. What is the first memory that Sissy has as a child? How did this affect her choices in life?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare the characters of Julian Gliche and Dr. Robbins. How are these men similar? What do they each vie for? How do they differ?
Essay Topic 2
Define the terms exposition, rising action, climax, and falling action in literature and define where each takes place in Even Cowgirls Get the Blues.
Essay Topic 3
Define the terms "stream-of-consciousness" and "nonlinear storytelling" in literature. How do these terms apply to Even Cowgirls Get the Blues?
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