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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What type of bird do the children see that is stuck?
(a) A sparrow.
(b) A blackbird.
(c) A blue jay.
(d) A cardinal.

3. What does Sissie think about her mother's latest haircut?
(a) It is too long for her facial structure.
(b) The layers are too uneven.
(c) It is too curly.
(d) It is too short.

4. What do Sissie's parents bicker about in the first summer?
(a) Whether they should be allowing children in the tavern.
(b) Whether the family should leave.
(c) Taking the children out on the lake.
(d) Whether she should get a haircut.

5. Who has the idea to go to the island in the boat?
(a) Jesse.
(b) Jerry.
(c) Sissie.
(d) Frank.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the second summer, what type of insect is described as hovering around tables?

2. When the mysterious man asks Sissie about her age, how does she respond?

3. Which of the following is used to describe Sissie's father's mannerisms?

4. What does the mysterious man's breath smell like?

5. Whom does Sissie try to pacify as she waits for her father in the second summer?

(see the answer key)

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