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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is the name of Sissie's oldest brother?
(a) Frank.
(b) Jerry.
(c) Jesse.
(d) Jimmy.

2. Which of the following thoughts does Sissie have about her father?
(a) That he is unlike other men.
(b) That he is less attractive than other men are.
(c) That he does not drink as much as the other men do.
(d) That he is meaner than the other men are.

3. Describe the relationship among the children in the first summer the reader sees at the tavern.
(a) Sissie wants to be just like her brothers.
(b) Sissie is afraid of her brothers.
(c) Sissie is close with her brothers.
(d) Sissie spends a lot of time with her brothers but does not like doing so.

4. Who becomes angry with a woman when she offers something to Sissie during the first summer?
(a) Sissie's uncle.
(b) Sissie's mother.
(c) The woman's husband.
(d) Sissie's father.

5. What can Sissie see from her seat as she plays a game?
(a) A lake.
(b) A sandpit.
(c) A playground.
(d) A beach.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the outcome of Sissie's parents bickering at the tavern in the first summer?

2. Whom does Sissie describe as being similar to her father?

3. How old is Jerry as he waits with Sissie for their father the second summer?

4. What is the bird stuck in?

5. Whom does Sissie play a game with at the beginning of the story?

(see the answer key)

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