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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following characters are most likable in the first summer?
(a) Sissie's mother.
(b) Sissie's brother.
(c) Sissie's aunt.
(d) Sissie's father.

2. What prediction is most likely to be made based on the first summer?
(a) Sissie will be forced to deal with loss at an early age.
(b) Sissie's brothers will die.
(c) Sissie's mother will have another baby.
(d) Sissie's father is an alcoholic.

3. What is the outcome of Sissie's parents bickering at the tavern in the first summer?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Sissie's mother takes Sissie back home.
(c) Sissie's aunt begins crying.
(d) Sissie's father takes the boys in the boat.

4. Which character would be best described as vulnerable?
(a) Sissie.
(b) Sissie's brothers.
(c) Sissie's aunt.
(d) Sissie's mother.

5. Who joins Sissie's family as they sit in the first summer?
(a) A mysterious man.
(b) Her aunt and uncle.
(c) Her parents' friends.
(d) A group of children.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sissie's world revolve around in the first summer?

2. Which of the following might be considered a tone in the story?

3. How is Sissie's family related to somebody they know who marched in a parade?

4. How does Sissie feel when she sees children throwing things at the stuck bird?

5. Whom does Sissie most want to help?

(see the answer key)

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