View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do the children begin throwing at the stuck bird?
(a) Stones.
(b) Trash.
(c) Cups.
(d) Food.

3. Where was the family in the first summer before they came to the tavern?
(a) At a birthday party.
(b) A festival for Independence Day.
(c) A parade.
(d) A family dinner.

4. Why does Sissie first taste beer?
(a) She wants to be glamorous like her mother.
(b) She does not taste the beer.
(c) To be polite.
(d) She has always been curious about it.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Whom does Sissie most want to help?

3. What does Sissie lack in the first summer of her narration?

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

5. What type of bird do the children see that is stuck?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 238 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample