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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 might be considered Sissie's tragic flaw in the first summer?
(a) Her love for nature.
(b) Her fear of her family.
(c) Her love for her parents.
(d) Her love for her brothers.

2. What do the children begin throwing at the stuck bird?
(a) Food.
(b) Stones.
(c) Trash.
(d) Cups.

3. What do Sissie's parents bicker about in the first summer?
(a) Whether she should get a haircut.
(b) Taking the children out on the lake.
(c) Whether they should be allowing children in the tavern.
(d) Whether the family should leave.

4. How old is Sissie in the first summer detailed in the story?
(a) A teenager.
(b) A middle school student.
(c) A young child.
(d) An adult.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sissie lack in the first summer of her narration?

2. Whom does Sissie most want to help?

3. What item makes Sissie feel powerless in the first summer?

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

5. Whom does Sissie try to stay away from when she mentions the stuck bird?

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