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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who jokingly offers to take the children on a boat?
(a) Sissie's neighbor.
(b) A friend of Sissie's aunt.
(c) A friend of Sissie's mother.
(d) Sissie's uncle.

3. Whom does Sissie try to stay away from when she mentions the stuck bird?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her aunt and uncle.
(c) Her brothers.
(d) Jimmy.

4. Which of the following is a theme in the book, visible in the first summer?
(a) Imperfections in the world.
(b) Devotion to self.
(c) Animal nurturing.
(d) Devotion to one's mother.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jimmy's occupation?

2. What is the occupation of the man who marched in a parade?

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

4. What prediction is most likely to be made based on the first summer?

5. What type of innocence would be considered a theme in the book?

(see the answer key)

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