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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the occupation of the man who marched in a parade?
(a) Policeman.
(b) Firefighter.
(c) Soldier.
(d) Teacher.

2. What do the children begin throwing at the stuck bird?
(a) Trash.
(b) Food.
(c) Cups.
(d) Stones.

3. Which of the following might be considered Sissie's tragic flaw in the first summer?
(a) Her love for her brothers.
(b) Her love for her parents.
(c) Her love for nature.
(d) Her fear of her family.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is offered to Sissie by a woman in the first summer?

2. Where was the family in the first summer before they came to the tavern?

3. How is the narrator's voice best described?

4. How does Sissie describe her mother's hair in the first summer?

5. What beverage does Sissie's father drink in the beginning of the story?

(see the answer key)

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