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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Sissie most want to help?
(a) Her brothers.
(b) Her mother.
(c) The bird.
(d) Her father.

2. How many brothers does Sissie have?
(a) Two older brothers.
(b) One older brother and one younger brother.
(c) Two younger brothers.
(d) Three older brothers.

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 father takes the boys in the boat.
(d) Sissie's aunt begins crying.

4. What does a man compliment Sissie's father about?
(a) Getting a new car.
(b) The beauty of his wife.
(c) Moving to a new neighborhood.
(d) Getting a new boat.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Where is Sissie sitting when she plays a game in her first summer at the tavern?

5. What is Jimmy's occupation?

(see the answer key)

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