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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following makes the setting in the second summer seem rural?
(a) The theme of alcohol.
(b) The bar.
(c) Sissie's upbringing.
(d) The words that characters use.

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

4. What prediction is most likely to be made based on the first summer?
(a) Sissie's brothers will die.
(b) Sissie's mother will have another baby.
(c) Sissie will be forced to deal with loss at an early age.
(d) Sissie's father is an alcoholic.

5. What does the mysterious man's breath smell like?
(a) Beer.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Smoke.
(d) Mouthwash.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Sissie first taste beer?

2. Whom does Sissie try to stay away from when she mentions the stuck bird?

3. What is the reaction of the adults to Sissie's brothers and their begging?

4. Which of the following people does Sissie find handsome?

5. Who becomes angry with a woman when she offers something to Sissie during the first summer?

(see the answer key)

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