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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who jokingly offers to take the children on a boat?
(a) A friend of Sissie's aunt.
(b) Sissie's uncle.
(c) A friend of Sissie's mother.
(d) Sissie's neighbor.

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

3. What is the reaction of the adults to Sissie's brothers and their begging?
(a) They ignore the boys.
(b) They reply positively to the boys.
(c) They reply negatively to the boys.
(d) The boys are disciplined.

4. By which of the following items do Sissie's brothers wait?
(a) A bar stool.
(b) A boat.
(c) A car.
(d) A stable.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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