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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Sissie believe her father looks as he spits?
(a) Angry.
(b) Anxious.
(c) Sad.
(d) Happy.

2. What is the occupation of the man who marched in a parade?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Firefighter.
(c) Soldier.
(d) Policeman.

3. What beverage does Sissie's father drink in the beginning of the story?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Wine.
(c) Water.
(d) Beer.

4. Who wishes that their father were dead?
(a) Jerry.
(b) Sissie's sister.
(c) Sissie.
(d) Frank.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the cause of a character's vomiting?

2. What does Sissie do on the island in the second summer?

3. What does Sissie do after seeing a character vomiting?

4. Who joins Sissie's family as they sit in the first summer?

5. The reader can determine that the narrator has matured by the second summer after studying which of the following?

(see the answer key)

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