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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 literary devices is present in the book?
(a) Hyperbole.
(b) Dramatic irony.
(c) Foreshadowing.
(d) Alliteration.

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

3. What does Sissie focus on as her father takes a drink of his beverage in the second summer?
(a) His throat.
(b) His chest.
(c) His hands.
(d) His mouth.

4. Whom does Sissie try to pacify as she waits for her father in the second summer?
(a) Her younger sibling.
(b) Jerry.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her aunt.

5. How does Sissie describe the island that she goes to with her father?
(a) Small and dirty.
(b) Large and open.
(c) Untouched.
(d) Cluttered and expansive.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Sissie do on the island in the second summer?

3. When Sissie witnesses a character vomiting, where are they doing it?

4. In the second summer, what type of insect is described as hovering around tables?

5. Which of the following might be considered Sissie's tragic flaw in the first summer?

(see the answer key)

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