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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Sissie try to stay away from when she mentions the stuck bird?
(a) Her aunt and uncle.
(b) Jimmy.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her brothers.

2. Which character would be best described as vulnerable?
(a) Sissie's brothers.
(b) Sissie's aunt.
(c) Sissie.
(d) Sissie's mother.

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

4. How does Sissie describe her father's build?
(a) He has always had a fit body from working out often.
(b) He is large with little muscle tone.
(c) He has thin but strong arms.
(d) He is thin but flabby.

5. What does a man compliment Sissie's father about?
(a) Getting a new car.
(b) The beauty of his wife.
(c) Getting a new boat.
(d) Moving to a new neighborhood.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the second summer, how long ago did Jerry get into big trouble?

2. Whom does Sissie play a game with at the beginning of the story?

3. How does Sissie feel when she sees children throwing things at the stuck bird?

4. What type of innocence would be considered a theme in the book?

5. When Sissie witnesses a character vomiting, where are they doing it?

Short Essay Questions

1. What has changed in Sissie's life between the first two summers narrated?

2. Why is Sissie self-conscious of herself by Part 3?

3. Why does Sissie get angry when she sees the mysterious man at the bar as an adult?

4. Compare and contrast Jerry and his father.

5. In what way has the narration matured in the second summer that Sissie narrates?

6. Describe Sissie's mother in the beginning of the story.

7. In what way does Sissie compare herself to her mother? How does she think they are different?

8. In what ways does Jesse remind Sissie of her father?

9. What causes Sissie to lose trust in her mother?

10. Why does Sissie view her brief encounter with the mysterious man as a game?

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