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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Sissie witnesses a character vomiting, where are they doing it?
(a) Into the water.
(b) In the same place she once saw a trapped bird.
(c) Onto the island's soil.
(d) Into a trash can.

3. Who joins Sissie's family as they sit in the first summer?
(a) A mysterious man.
(b) Her aunt and uncle.
(c) A group of children.
(d) Her parents' friends.

4. Which of the following characters are most likable in the first summer?
(a) Sissie's father.
(b) Sissie's aunt.
(c) Sissie's brother.
(d) Sissie's mother.

5. Whom does Sissie try to stay away from when she mentions the stuck bird?
(a) Her aunt and uncle.
(b) Her brothers.
(c) Her father.
(d) Jimmy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who becomes angry with a woman when she offers something to Sissie during the first summer?

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

3. Who claims to hate their father?

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

5. How is Sissie's family related to somebody they know who marched in a parade?

(see the answer key)

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