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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Sissie in the first summer detailed in the story?
(a) A middle school student.
(b) A teenager.
(c) An adult.
(d) A young child.

2. Who becomes angry with a woman when she offers something to Sissie during the first summer?
(a) Sissie's uncle.
(b) The woman's husband.
(c) Sissie's mother.
(d) Sissie's father.

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

4. Describe the relationship among the children in the first summer the reader sees at the tavern.
(a) Sissie spends a lot of time with her brothers but does not like doing so.
(b) Sissie wants to be just like her brothers.
(c) Sissie is close with her brothers.
(d) Sissie is afraid of her brothers.

5. Where do Sissie's brothers want to go?
(a) To the convenience store.
(b) Inside the tavern.
(c) In a boat.
(d) To a friend's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Sissie most want to help?

2. Which of the following might be considered Sissie's tragic flaw in the first summer?

3. How many brothers does Sissie have?

4. Whom does Sissie play a game with at the beginning of the story?

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

(see the answer key)

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