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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 might be considered Sissie's tragic flaw in the first summer?
(a) Her fear of her family.
(b) Her love for her brothers.
(c) Her love for her parents.
(d) Her love for nature.

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

3. What is Jimmy's occupation?
(a) Chef.
(b) Soldier.
(c) Firefighter.
(d) Janitor.

4. Which of the following people are at home taking care of a child in the second summer?
(a) Sissie's brother.
(b) Sissie's aunt.
(c) Sissie's mother.
(d) Sissie's friend.

5. In the second summer, what type of insect is described as hovering around tables?
(a) Flea.
(b) Ant.
(c) Fly.
(d) Wasp.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Sissie most want to help?

2. The reader can determine that the narrator has matured by the second summer after studying which of the following?

3. Which of the following makes the setting in the second summer seem rural?

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

5. Where do Sissie and Jerry wait in the second summer chapter?

(see the answer key)

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