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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. Sissy tells the Countess in Chapter 18 that she was in a grocery store buying candy and the next thing she knew she was approaching what?
2. What is the title of the Preface to Even Cowgirls Get the Blues?
3. What does Robbins write is relative to velocity in Chapter 30?
4. Where does Sissy receive Julian's letter in Chapter 29?
5. Who does Robbins write "watched her undress for bed and bath" in Chapter 2?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the Countess react to the meeting of Sissy and Julian in Part Two? What does he tell Julian about Sissy?
2. Why is Sissy trapped in a dress in Part Two of the novel? What does she do?
3. How does Sissy react to Madame Zoe? How does Madame Zoe react to Sissy?
4. Who arrives to pick up Sissy in Chapter 33? How does she greet Sissy?
5. Describe the character of Sissy Hawshank and what makes her character stand out amongst the others in Even Cowgirls Get the Blues.
6. What does Sissy think of her first experiences hitchhiking? Why?
7. When does Sissy first hear from the Countess in the novel? Why does he contact her?
8. Why does Sissy stay with Julian at his apartment in Chapter 26? Why does she leave?
9. What is the first memory that Sissy has as a child? How did this affect her choices in life?
10. How does Sissy respond to her incident at the soiree in Chapters 11-16? What are her parents' reactions to Sissy's predicament?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare Sissy's relationship with Bonanza Jellybean to her relationship with Julian. How does Sissy feel differently about each, and why?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the different settings of Even Cowgirls Get the Blues. During what time span does the novel take place? What locations are focused on, and how does each affect the protagonist?
Essay Topic 3
Compare the characters of Julian Gliche and Dr. Robbins. How are these men similar? What do they each vie for? How do they differ?
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