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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Sissie describe Jerry's shoes?
(a) Dirty.
(b) Frayed because he has had them forever.
(c) Spotless.
(d) Not as nice as her own.

2. What does Sissie focus on as her father takes a drink of his beverage in the second summer?
(a) His throat.
(b) His hands.
(c) His mouth.
(d) His chest.

3. Which of the following is used to describe Sissie's father's mannerisms?
(a) He took his time when doing something he was unsure of.
(b) He is always in a hurry.
(c) He was always doing something strange.
(d) He does not know how to do many things.

4. Which of the following is the name of Sissie's youngest brother?
(a) Jerry.
(b) Jesse.
(c) Frank.
(d) Jimmy.

5. Which of the following is a new addition to Sissie's family in the second summer?
(a) A baby boy.
(b) A cat.
(c) A baby girl.
(d) A bird.

6. Which of the following describes the setting of the book?
(a) A tavern on a lake.
(b) An tavern by the ocean.
(c) A tavern in a neighborhood.
(d) An urban tavern.

7. When Sissie witnesses a character vomiting, where are they doing it?
(a) Into the water.
(b) Into a trash can.
(c) Onto the island's soil.
(d) In the same place she once saw a trapped bird.

8. What prediction is most likely to be made based on the first summer?
(a) Sissie will be forced to deal with loss at an early age.
(b) Sissie's father is an alcoholic.
(c) Sissie's brothers will die.
(d) Sissie's mother will have another baby.

9. Where is Sissie in the second summer?
(a) The boathouse.
(b) Her home.
(c) A friend's house.
(d) A playground.

10. Which of the following is a quality of the narration in the book?
(a) Clarity.
(b) Unbiased.
(c) Indistinct voice.
(d) Delusional.

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

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

13. Which of the following people does Sissie see her father talking to as she waits for him?
(a) The bartender.
(b) Her mother's friends.
(c) A prostitute.
(d) A mysterious man.

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

15. The reader can determine that the narrator has matured by the second summer after studying which of the following?
(a) Diction.
(b) Symbolism.
(c) Alliteration.
(d) Foreshadowing.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which of the following is a theme in the book, visible in the first summer?

4. Describe the relationship among the children in the first summer the reader sees at the tavern.

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

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