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

2. How does Sissie describe her mother's hair in the first summer?
(a) Cut too short.
(b) Long.
(c) Bobbed.
(d) Exactly like her aunt's.

3. Whom do Sissie's brothers beg to do something?
(a) Sissie's aunt.
(b) Sissie's mother.
(c) Sissie's father.
(d) Sissie's father's friend.

4. What is Jimmy's occupation?
(a) Chef.
(b) Janitor.
(c) Soldier.
(d) Firefighter.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What beverage does Sissie's father drink in the beginning of the story?

2. Where is Sissie sitting when she plays a game in her first summer at the tavern?

3. Which of the following characters are most likable in the first summer?

4. Which of the following is a theme in the book, visible in the first summer?

5. Which character would be best described as vulnerable?

(see the answer key)

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