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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 youngest brother?
(a) Jerry.
(b) Jesse.
(c) Frank.
(d) Jimmy.

2. What does a man compliment Sissie's father about?
(a) Getting a new boat.
(b) Moving to a new neighborhood.
(c) The beauty of his wife.
(d) Getting a new car.

3. What do Sissie's parents bicker about in the first summer?
(a) Whether they should be allowing children in the tavern.
(b) Taking the children out on the lake.
(c) Whether the family should leave.
(d) Whether she should get a haircut.

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

5. What does Sissie's world revolve around in the first summer?
(a) Her siblings.
(b) Her friends.
(c) Her parents.
(d) School.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following describes the setting of the book?

2. How does Sissie describe her mother in the first summer detailed?

3. Which of the following is a quality of the narration in the book?

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

5. What prediction is most likely to be made based on the first summer?

(see the answer key)

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