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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the occupation of the man who marched in a parade?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Soldier.
(c) Firefighter.
(d) Policeman.

3. What can Sissie see from her seat as she plays a game?
(a) A playground.
(b) A beach.
(c) A lake.
(d) A sandpit.

4. How does Sissie describe her mother in the first summer detailed?
(a) Obtrusive.
(b) A drunkard.
(c) Pretty.
(d) Loud-mouthed.

5. Whom does Sissie play a game with at the beginning of the story?
(a) Her siblings.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her aunt.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the narrator's voice best described?

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

3. What do Sissie's parents bicker about in the first summer?

4. What item makes Sissie feel powerless in the first summer?

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

(see the answer key)

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