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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following literary devices is present in the book?
(a) Dramatic irony.
(b) Hyperbole.
(c) Alliteration.
(d) Foreshadowing.

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

3. Which of the following might be considered Sissie's tragic flaw in the first summer?
(a) Her love for nature.
(b) Her fear of her family.
(c) Her love for her brothers.
(d) Her love for her parents.

4. What is the outcome of Sissie's parents bickering at the tavern in the first summer?
(a) Sissie's mother takes Sissie back home.
(b) Sissie's aunt begins crying.
(c) Sissie's father takes the boys in the boat.
(d) Nothing.

5. How does Sissie feel when she sees children throwing things at the stuck bird?
(a) Furious.
(b) Horrified.
(c) Scared.
(d) Indifferent.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which of the following is offered to Sissie by a woman in the first summer?

4. Who joins Sissie's family as they sit in the first summer?

5. Whom does Sissie most want to help?

(see the answer key)

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