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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is strewn across the island?
(a) Notebook pages.
(b) Beer cans.
(c) Silverware.
(d) Clothing.

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

3. Where was the family in the first summer before they came to the tavern?
(a) A festival for Independence Day.
(b) A family dinner.
(c) At a birthday party.
(d) A parade.

4. Which of the following details is provided about Jerry's appearance?
(a) He has red hair.
(b) He has very greasy hair.
(c) He has fleabites on his legs.
(d) He has pimples.

5. Who claims to hate their father?
(a) Frank.
(b) Sissie.
(c) Jerry.
(d) Sissie's father.

6. 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.

7. Which of the following is a theme in the book, visible in the first summer?
(a) Animal nurturing.
(b) Devotion to self.
(c) Imperfections in the world.
(d) Devotion to one's mother.

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

9. How does Sissie describe Jerry's shoes?
(a) Spotless.
(b) Dirty.
(c) Not as nice as her own.
(d) Frayed because he has had them forever.

10. How old is Jerry as he waits with Sissie for their father the second summer?
(a) Nineteen.
(b) Eight.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Twelve.

11. What does Sissie do on the island in the second summer?
(a) Becomes sick.
(b) Plays hide and seek.
(c) Explores.
(d) Picks up trash.

12. What view does Sissie have of Frank?
(a) Frank has freedom.
(b) Frank is too busy to notice his family.
(c) Frank is irresponsible.
(d) Frank is cruel.

13. Which of the following qualities does Sissie use to describe Jimmy?
(a) A criminal.
(b) Young.
(c) Ignorant.
(d) Rude.

14. What day of the week is it in the second summer?
(a) Monday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Sunday.

15. Which of the following is a quality of the narration in the book?
(a) Clarity.
(b) Indistinct voice.
(c) Delusional.
(d) Unbiased.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Whom is Sissie afraid of the second summer?

3. Where is Sissie in the second summer?

4. The reader can determine that the narrator has matured by the second summer after studying which of the following?

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

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