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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is obvious to the reader by the second summer about Sissie's father?
(a) He is an alcoholic.
(b) He abuses drugs.
(c) He does not love his children.
(d) He does not know how to row a boat.

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

3. Whom do Sissie's brothers beg to do something?
(a) Sissie's aunt.
(b) Sissie's father's friend.
(c) Sissie's father.
(d) Sissie's mother.

4. When Sissie witnesses a character vomiting, where are they doing it?
(a) Into a trash can.
(b) Into the water.
(c) Onto the island's soil.
(d) In the same place she once saw a trapped bird.

5. Who joins Sissie's family as they sit in the first summer?
(a) Her aunt and uncle.
(b) A group of children.
(c) Her parents' friends.
(d) A mysterious man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What quality about her father does Sissie dislike?

2. After witnessing a character vomiting, where does Sissie wish that she was?

3. What is the occupation of the man who marched in a parade?

4. What type of innocence would be considered a theme in the book?

5. How old is Sissie in the first summer detailed in the story?

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