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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following thoughts does Sissie have about her father?
(a) That he is less attractive than other men are.
(b) That he is meaner than the other men are.
(c) That he does not drink as much as the other men do.
(d) That he is unlike other men.

2. What is the outcome of Sissie's parents bickering at the tavern in the first summer?
(a) Sissie's aunt begins crying.
(b) Sissie's father takes the boys in the boat.
(c) Sissie's mother takes Sissie back home.
(d) Nothing.

3. What can Sissie see from her seat as she plays a game?
(a) A beach.
(b) A lake.
(c) A playground.
(d) A sandpit.

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

5. What does Sissie do after seeing a character vomiting?
(a) She calls her mother.
(b) She begins yelling.
(c) She begins crying and freezes.
(d) She runs away.

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

7. Which of the following literary devices is present in the book?
(a) Hyperbole.
(b) Alliteration.
(c) Foreshadowing.
(d) Dramatic irony.

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

9. Where do Sissie and Jerry wait in the second summer chapter?
(a) Inside a boat.
(b) Near the water.
(c) Inside the bar.
(d) On an island.

10. In Part 2, where is Frank?
(a) At home babysitting.
(b) With his friends.
(c) At school.
(d) Inside a bar.

11. How old is Jerry as he waits with Sissie for their father the second summer?
(a) Eight.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Nineteen.

12. What is Sissie's father drinking as he approaches the children waiting for him in the second summer chapter?
(a) Beer.
(b) Water.
(c) Juice.
(d) Wine.

13. Who claims to hate their father?
(a) Frank.
(b) Sissie's father.
(c) Jerry.
(d) Sissie.

14. What type of bird do the children see that is stuck?
(a) A cardinal.
(b) A sparrow.
(c) A blue jay.
(d) A blackbird.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sissie describe her mother's hair in the first summer?

2. Which of the following is obvious to the reader by the second summer about Sissie's father?

3. Which of the following makes the setting in the second summer seem rural?

4. Which of the following is a new addition to Sissie's family in the second summer?

5. According to Sissie, what color does her father's face turn as he drinks?

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