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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 is obvious to the reader by the second summer about Sissie's father?
(a) He does not know how to row a boat.
(b) He abuses drugs.
(c) He does not love his children.
(d) He is an alcoholic.

2. What quality about her father does Sissie dislike?
(a) His quick aging.
(b) The way he disciplines her.
(c) His voice.
(d) His drinking.

3. What beverage does Sissie's father drink in the beginning of the story?
(a) Wine.
(b) Beer.
(c) Water.
(d) Whiskey.

4. Which of the following describes Jerry's tone of voice as he waits with Sissie for his father?
(a) Whispering.
(b) Whiny.
(c) Shrill.
(d) Demanding.

5. How does Sissie describe her mother in the first summer detailed?
(a) A drunkard.
(b) Pretty.
(c) Obtrusive.
(d) Loud-mouthed.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Sissie first taste beer?

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

4. Which of the following is a theme in the book, visible in the first summer?

5. Which of the following is the name of Sissie's oldest brother?

(see the answer key)

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