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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By which of the following items do Sissie's brothers wait?
(a) A car.
(b) A boat.
(c) A bar stool.
(d) A stable.

2. Describe the relationship among the children in the first summer the reader sees at the tavern.
(a) Sissie is afraid of her brothers.
(b) Sissie spends a lot of time with her brothers but does not like doing so.
(c) Sissie is close with her brothers.
(d) Sissie wants to be just like her brothers.

3. After witnessing a character vomiting, where does Sissie wish that she was?
(a) On the island alone.
(b) At home in her mother's arms.
(c) With her husband.
(d) At the boathouse.

4. Which of the following is strewn across the island?
(a) Silverware.
(b) Notebook pages.
(c) Beer cans.
(d) Clothing.

5. Which of the following is a theme in the book, visible in the first summer?
(a) Animal nurturing.
(b) Devotion to one's mother.
(c) Devotion to self.
(d) Imperfections in the world.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the cause of a character's vomiting?

3. Which of the following describes the setting of the book?

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

5. What is Sissie's reaction to seeing a character vomiting?

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