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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is offered to Sissie by a woman in the first summer?
(a) A sweater.
(b) A free kitten.
(c) A sip of beer.
(d) A stuffed animal.

2. What does Sissie's aunt claim to have written to?
(a) The Howie Masterson Show.
(b) The Oprah Winfrey Show.
(c) The Jerry Springer Show.
(d) The Jay Leno Show.

3. How does Sissie describe her father's build?
(a) He has always had a fit body from working out often.
(b) He is thin but flabby.
(c) He has thin but strong arms.
(d) He is large with little muscle tone.

4. Which of the following is the name of Sissie's youngest brother?
(a) Jesse.
(b) Jerry.
(c) Jimmy.
(d) Frank.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what way does Sissie's father offer to let her row the boat?

2. How does Sissie feel about her father as of the third part of the book?

3. How does Sissie describe her mother in the first summer detailed?

4. How is Sissie's family related to somebody they know who marched in a parade?

5. What is Sissie's father drinking as he approaches the children waiting for him in the second summer chapter?

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