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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Sissie, what color does her father's face turn as he drinks?
(a) Red.
(b) Tan.
(c) White.
(d) Purple.

2. Where is Sissie sitting when she plays a game in her first summer at the tavern?
(a) On a bench.
(b) At a table.
(c) On a deck.
(d) On the grass.

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

4. What do the women in Sissie's narrations often wear?
(a) Big ornate hats.
(b) Bandanas and sunglasses.
(c) Too much jewelry.
(d) Church clothing.

5. Which of the following describes Jerry's tone of voice as he waits with Sissie for his father?
(a) Whiny.
(b) Demanding.
(c) Whispering.
(d) Shrill.

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

7. The reader can determine that the narrator has matured by the second summer after studying which of the following?
(a) Symbolism.
(b) Diction.
(c) Foreshadowing.
(d) Alliteration.

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

9. What is the bird stuck in?
(a) Mud.
(b) A piece of trash.
(c) Scum in the water.
(d) In a discarded net.

10. Whom does Sissie most want to help?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her brothers.
(c) Her mother.
(d) The bird.

11. Whom does Sissie describe as being similar to her father?
(a) Her uncle.
(b) Frank.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Jerry.

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

13. What is Sissie's father drinking as he approaches the children waiting for him in the second summer chapter?
(a) Wine.
(b) Juice.
(c) Beer.
(d) Water.

14. Which of the following describes the setting of the book?
(a) An urban tavern.
(b) An tavern by the ocean.
(c) A tavern in a neighborhood.
(d) A tavern on a lake.

15. How old is Sissie in the first summer detailed in the story?
(a) A young child.
(b) A middle school student.
(c) A teenager.
(d) An adult.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following people are at home taking care of a child in the second summer?

2. What season is it in when Sissie is on the island?

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

4. What is the cause of a character's vomiting?

5. Which of the following literary devices is present in the book?

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