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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Sissie in the second summer?
(a) Her home.
(b) A playground.
(c) A friend's house.
(d) The boathouse.

2. How is Sissie's family related to somebody they know who marched in a parade?
(a) He is Sissie's brother.
(b) He is Sissie's teacher.
(c) He is a family friend.
(d) He is Sissie's uncle.

3. In what body part does Sissie see similarity between her father and Jerry?
(a) Eyes.
(b) Brain.
(c) Nose.
(d) Arms.

4. What does a man compliment Sissie's father about?
(a) Moving to a new neighborhood.
(b) Getting a new boat.
(c) Getting a new car.
(d) The beauty of his wife.

5. What prediction is most likely to be made based on the first summer?
(a) Sissie's mother will have another baby.
(b) Sissie will be forced to deal with loss at an early age.
(c) Sissie's father is an alcoholic.
(d) Sissie's brothers will die.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the reaction of the adults to Sissie's brothers and their begging?

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

3. What inanimate object does Sissie compare herself to in the second summer?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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