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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Sissie witness throwing up in the second summer?
(a) Jerry.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her uncle.
(d) Jesse.

2. What item makes Sissie feel powerless in the first summer?
(a) Boats.
(b) Her brothers.
(c) The bird.
(d) Beer.

3. Which of the following thoughts does Sissie have about her father?
(a) That he is meaner than the other men are.
(b) That he does not drink as much as the other men do.
(c) That he is less attractive than other men are.
(d) That he is unlike other men.

4. 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.

5. Who wishes that their father were dead?
(a) Jerry.
(b) Sissie.
(c) Frank.
(d) Sissie's sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom is Sissie afraid of the second summer?

2. Who jokingly offers to take the children on a boat?

3. Why does Sissie first taste beer?

4. Whom does Sissie play a game with at the beginning of the story?

5. What day of the week is it in the second summer?

(see the answer key)

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