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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Sissie do after seeing a character vomiting?
(a) She calls her mother.
(b) She begins yelling.
(c) She begins crying and freezes.
(d) She runs away.

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

4. In Part 3, who does Sissie describe as being too loud?
(a) Her siblings.
(b) Her aunt.
(c) Her parents.
(d) Her husband.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the bird stuck in?

2. How does Sissie feel when she sees children throwing things at the stuck bird?

3. Which of the following is a theme in the book, visible in the first summer?

4. Who wishes that their father were dead?

5. What does Sissie think about her mother's latest haircut?

(see the answer key)

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