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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom is Sissie afraid of the second summer?
(a) Jerry.
(b) Jesse.
(c) Frederick.
(d) Frank.

2. Where does the mysterious man want to take Sissie after they kiss?
(a) The boat house.
(b) The boat.
(c) The car.
(d) The tavern.

3. Which of the following statements is true about Sissie's feelings about her mother at the end of the book?
(a) Sissie loves her mother more than her father.
(b) Sissie will never forgive her mother for putting her through so many injustices.
(c) Sissie cannot identify her feelings for her mother.
(d) Sissie has not spoken to her mother in years and does not plan to do so.

4. According to Sissie, what would her father think about Jesse?
(a) He would like Jesse.
(b) He would wish Jesse were dead.
(c) He would disapprove of Jesse's occupation.
(d) He would think that Jesse is not a good enough man.

5. 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) Nothing.
(c) Sissie's aunt begins crying.
(d) Sissie's father takes the boys in the boat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following makes Sissie's mother unhappy?

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 is offered to Sissie by a woman in the first summer?

4. Which of the following make Sissie overly aware of herself?

5. Which of the following qualities about her aunt embarrasses Sissie?

(see the answer key)

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