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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following people are at home taking care of a child in the second summer?
(a) Sissie's friend.
(b) Sissie's brother.
(c) Sissie's aunt.
(d) Sissie's mother.

2. What part of Jesse reminds Sissie of her father?
(a) His body.
(b) His eyes.
(c) His voice.
(d) His laugh.

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

4. In the second summer, what type of insect is described as hovering around tables?
(a) Ant.
(b) Flea.
(c) Wasp.
(d) Fly.

5. Where is Sissie sitting when she plays a game in her first summer at the tavern?
(a) On the grass.
(b) On a bench.
(c) At a table.
(d) On a deck.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Sissie's brothers want to go?

2. Whom does Sissie try to pacify as she waits for her father in the second summer?

3. Whom does Sissie believe the burden of her family lies on?

4. What is the outcome of Sissie's parents bickering at the tavern in the first summer?

5. Which of the following words describes how Sissie feels at the end of the book?

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