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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Sissie describe the island that she goes to with her father?
(a) Small and dirty.
(b) Untouched.
(c) Large and open.
(d) Cluttered and expansive.

2. Looking at her father from far away, whom does Sissie believe he looks like?
(a) A clown.
(b) A stranger.
(c) A nervous wreck.
(d) An accountant.

3. Which of the following literary devices is used in the last section of the book?
(a) Syllogism.
(b) Allegory.
(c) Aphorism.
(d) Imagery.

4. After witnessing a character vomiting, where does Sissie wish that she was?
(a) On the island alone.
(b) At the boathouse.
(c) At home in her mother's arms.
(d) With her husband.

5. What inanimate object does Sissie compare herself to in the second summer?
(a) A lake.
(b) A boat.
(c) A tree.
(d) An island.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sissie see that makes her think about her image?

2. What beverage does Sissie's father drink in the beginning of the story?

3. According to Sissie, whom are all men angry at?

4. How old is Sissie when she meets the mysterious man?

5. Which of the following does Sissie point out about her mother in Part 3?

(see the answer key)

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