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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 classical work does Robbins cite in Chapter 77?
2. In Chapter 52, Julian gives Sissy a miniature village for Christmas. What kind of village is it?
3. The Chink tells Sissy in Chapter 72 that Christianity is a what kind of religion?
4. In the beginning of Chapter 116, Robbins writes that the cowgirls felt what?
5. Which cowgirl volunteers to be a hostage to the authorities in Chapter 94?
Short Essay Questions
1. What takes place on the Rubber Rose Ranch in Chapters 52-62 between the cowgirls and Sissy?
2. What does The Chink express to Sissy that he realized about the Clock People waiting for the Eternity of Joy?
3. What are society's standards regarding Sissy's relationships with Jellybean and the Chink?
4. What does the Chink teach Sissy about nature in Part Four?
5. Describe the Chink's relationship with the Clock People as Sissy relates it in Part Four to Dr. Robbins.
6. Who is Professor Nelson, and what interaction does she have with the cowgirls in Part Five?
7. What does the Chink tell Sissy of his feelings toward the cowgirls in Part Four, Chapters 72-78?
8. What is the state of Sissy at the end of the novel? What are her plans for the future?
9. What do the whooping cranes represent symbolically in the text?
10. What does the Chink tell Sissy of the role of women in religion in Part Four?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Discuss the connection between Sissy's love of hitchhiking and the theme of personal freedom and independence. How does the author validate Sissy's self-endangerment in hitchhiking?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss the philosophies of the Clock People and the Chink in Even Cowgirls Get the Blues. What does he impart regarding Eastern and Western thought?
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