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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to Sissie, whom are all men angry at?
(a) Their wives.
(b) Their children.
(c) Their parents.
(d) Their friends.

3. Which of the following makes the setting in the second summer seem rural?
(a) The bar.
(b) The words that characters use.
(c) Sissie's upbringing.
(d) The theme of alcohol.

4. What view does Sissie have of Jerry?
(a) He is kind to her.
(b) He is impatient.
(c) He is her best friend.
(d) He does not understand the world around him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who jokingly offers to take the children on a boat?

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

3. Whom does the mysterious man remind Sissie of?

4. Which of the following is a quality of the narration in the book?

5. Where do Sissie's parents drag her when she does not go out with her friends?

(see the answer key)

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