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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the bird stuck in?
(a) A piece of trash.
(b) Scum in the water.
(c) In a discarded net.
(d) Mud.

2. What beverage does Sissie's father drink in the beginning of the story?
(a) Beer.
(b) Water.
(c) Wine.
(d) Whiskey.

3. Which of the following is a quality of the narration in the book?
(a) Clarity.
(b) Delusional.
(c) Indistinct voice.
(d) Unbiased.

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

5. How many brothers does Sissie have?
(a) Two younger brothers.
(b) Two older brothers.
(c) Three older brothers.
(d) One older brother and one younger brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the family in the first summer before they came to the tavern?

2. Who jokingly offers to take the children on a boat?

3. How does Sissie feel when she sees children throwing things at the stuck bird?

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

5. What type of innocence would be considered a theme in the book?

(see the answer key)

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