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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 do the Professor and observer request to do to one of the whooping cranes in Chapter 94?
2. In Chapter 111a., Robbins writes, "____ is nothing more than an identification or illumination of common objects and everyday events until they shine with their singular nature."
3. The Chink tells Sissy in Chapter 72 that he is spiritually a very what kind of man?
4. Dr. Robbins calls in what, in Chapter 76?
5. How many types of crazy people does Dr. Goldman say there are in Chapter 55?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Dr. Goldman decide after Sissy's evaluation in Part Four?
2. What does the Chink tell Sissy of his feelings toward the cowgirls in Part Four, Chapters 72-78?
3. When Sissy goes to see the Chink in Part Five, what takes place on the ranch?
4. What are society's standards regarding Sissy's relationships with Jellybean and the Chink?
5. What do the whooping cranes represent symbolically in the text?
6. Why does the Chink refuse to help those around him find enlightenment, according to Sissy in Part Four?
7. What is the state of Sissy at the end of the novel? What are her plans for the future?
8. Why does Julian take Sissy to see a doctor in Part Four? What is his initial reaction to Julian's concerns?
9. How does Sissy feel to be back on the ranch in Part Five?
10. When does Sissy return to New York in Part Four, and what does she find upon her arrival?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Robbins' depiction of sexual exploration in Even Cowgirls Get the Blues. How does Sissy's journey take her through questions of what society would deem "sexual deviance"?
Essay Topic 2
Describe how the author uses the motif of Native American culture, religion, and mythology to illustrate his viewpoints on religion in the novel. What is Robbins' message of Native American culture?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the symbolic and thematic meaning behind Sissy's thumbs in the novel. What larger concept does the author use them to represent? How?
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