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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Sissie's brothers want to go?
(a) In a boat.
(b) Inside the tavern.
(c) To the convenience store.
(d) To a friend's house.

2. What view does Sissie have of Jerry?
(a) He is her best friend.
(b) He does not understand the world around him.
(c) He is impatient.
(d) He is kind to her.

3. What is the outcome of Sissie's parents bickering at the tavern in the first summer?
(a) Sissie's mother takes Sissie back home.
(b) Sissie's aunt begins crying.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Sissie's father takes the boys in the boat.

4. Where have Sissie's friends gone when she is left with her parents?
(a) They have gone on vacation in Mexico.
(b) They have gone to see a show.
(c) They have gone to an opera.
(d) They have gone to a carnival.

5. Which of the following does Sissie point out about her mother in Part 3?
(a) The way her forehead wrinkles.
(b) The way her eyes glaze over.
(c) The way she is constantly picking at her nails.
(d) The way her nose is constantly running.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do Sissie's parents bicker about in the first summer?

3. What does Sissie's mother tease her about having in Part 3?

4. What season is it in when Sissie is on the island?

5. Which of the following thoughts does Sissie have about her father?

(see the answer key)

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