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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sissie's mother tease her about having in Part 3?

2. What does Sissie compare talking to the mysterious man to?

3. Where have Sissie's friends gone when she is left with her parents?

4. Which character is Sissie foreshadowed to be most like?

5. Who does Sissie believe has laid a path for her to follow?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain Sissie's family dynamic: How does she feel about her parents and siblings? how does this change over time? why do you think this changes? what predictions can you make for the way Sissie's family dynamic will change?

Essay Topic 2

How can the reader tell the differences between each narration? How does the reader know that the narrator has matured between sections? How does diction change? How does Sissie's comprehension change?

Essay Topic 3

Is "Four Summers" plot-driven or character-driven? Why? How does the reader know this? Why is this significant?

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