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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who becomes angry with a woman when she offers something to Sissie during the first summer?
(a) Sissie's mother.
(b) The woman's husband.
(c) Sissie's father.
(d) Sissie's uncle.

2. By which of the following items do Sissie's brothers wait?
(a) A bar stool.
(b) A boat.
(c) A car.
(d) A stable.

3. Why does Sissie first taste beer?
(a) She has always been curious about it.
(b) To be polite.
(c) She does not taste the beer.
(d) She wants to be glamorous like her mother.

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

5. What beverage does Sissie's father drink in the beginning of the story?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Water.
(c) Wine.
(d) Beer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does a man compliment Sissie's father about?

2. Where do Sissie's brothers want to go?

3. What does Sissie lack in the first summer of her narration?

4. What do Sissie's parents bicker about in the first summer?

5. What is the bird stuck in?

(see the answer key)

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