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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom is Sissie afraid of the second summer?
(a) Frederick.
(b) Jerry.
(c) Frank.
(d) Jesse.

2. Which of the following might be considered Sissie's tragic flaw in the first summer?
(a) Her love for her parents.
(b) Her love for nature.
(c) Her love for her brothers.
(d) Her fear of her family.

3. In what way does Sissie's father offer to let her row the boat?
(a) Angrily.
(b) Jokingly.
(c) Interestingly.
(d) Inquisitively.

4. Which of the following is a new addition to Sissie's family in the second summer?
(a) A cat.
(b) A baby boy.
(c) A bird.
(d) A baby girl.

5. What view does Sissie have of Jerry?
(a) He is her best friend.
(b) He does not understand the world around him.
(c) He is impatient.
(d) He is kind to her.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who wishes that their father were dead?

3. The reader can determine that the narrator has matured by the second summer after studying which of the following?

4. Whom do Sissie's brothers beg to do something?

5. Which of the following might be considered a tone in the story?

(see the answer key)

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