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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Jerry as he waits with Sissie for their father the second summer?
(a) Eight.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Nineteen.
(d) Sixteen.

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

3. How is the narrator's voice best described?
(a) The voice of anger.
(b) The voice of a child.
(c) The voice of angst.
(d) The voice of ignorance.

4. Which of the following people does Sissie see her father talking to as she waits for him?
(a) A mysterious man.
(b) Her mother's friends.
(c) A prostitute.
(d) The bartender.

5. Where is Sissie sitting when she plays a game in her first summer at the tavern?
(a) On a deck.
(b) On a bench.
(c) At a table.
(d) On the grass.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Whom does Sissie witness throwing up in the second summer?

3. What quality about her father does Sissie dislike?

4. What is the outcome of Sissie's parents bickering at the tavern in the first summer?

5. In what way does Sissie's father offer to let her row the boat?

(see the answer key)

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