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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 is the name of Sissie's oldest brother?
(a) Jimmy.
(b) Jerry.
(c) Jesse.
(d) Frank.

2. Which of the following describes the setting of the book?
(a) A tavern on a lake.
(b) A tavern in a neighborhood.
(c) An tavern by the ocean.
(d) An urban tavern.

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

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

5. Which of the following is a theme in the book, visible in the first summer?
(a) Animal nurturing.
(b) Devotion to self.
(c) Imperfections in the world.
(d) Devotion to one's mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following qualities does Sissie use to describe Jimmy?

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

3. What is the bird stuck in?

4. Whom does Sissie try to stay away from when she mentions the stuck bird?

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

(see the answer key)

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