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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sissie lack in the first summer of her narration?
(a) Character development.
(b) Affection for her parents.
(c) Comprehension.
(d) The ability to put events into details.

2. How does Sissie feel when she sees children throwing things at the stuck bird?
(a) Furious.
(b) Scared.
(c) Indifferent.
(d) Horrified.

3. How does Sissie describe her mother's hair in the first summer?
(a) Bobbed.
(b) Cut too short.
(c) Long.
(d) Exactly like her aunt's.

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

5. Whom do Sissie's brothers beg to do something?
(a) Sissie's aunt.
(b) Sissie's father's friend.
(c) Sissie's mother.
(d) Sissie's father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Sissie try to stay away from when she mentions the stuck bird?

2. What is the occupation of the man who marched in a parade?

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

4. Who becomes angry with a woman when she offers something to Sissie during the first summer?

5. Which of the following is the name of Sissie's oldest brother?

(see the answer key)

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