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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The reader can determine that the narrator has matured by the second summer after studying which of the following?
(a) Symbolism.
(b) Diction.
(c) Alliteration.
(d) Foreshadowing.

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

3. Which of the following is used to describe Sissie's father's mannerisms?
(a) He does not know how to do many things.
(b) He took his time when doing something he was unsure of.
(c) He was always doing something strange.
(d) He is always in a hurry.

4. Which of the following indicates that time has passed between the first two parts of the book?
(a) Maturation in the narration.
(b) The age of the tavern.
(c) The changing seasons.
(d) The narrator's education.

5. How does Sissie describe her mother's hair in the first summer?
(a) Cut too short.
(b) Exactly like her aunt's.
(c) Long.
(d) Bobbed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has the idea to go to the island in the boat?

2. In what body part does Sissie see similarity between her father and Jerry?

3. What does Sissie lack in the first summer of her narration?

4. What does Sissie focus on as her father takes a drink of his beverage in the second summer?

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

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