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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Sissie revisits the bar as an adult, which adjective does she use to describe it?
(a) Faded.
(b) Dirty.
(c) Cheery.
(d) Fatigued.

3. Which of the following details is provided about Jerry's appearance?
(a) He has red hair.
(b) He has fleabites on his legs.
(c) He has pimples.
(d) He has very greasy hair.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Sissie first taste beer?

2. Which of the following is offered to Sissie by a woman in the first summer?

3. Whom does Sissie believe the burden of her family lies on?

4. What is the occupation of the man who marched in a parade?

5. Which of the following is the name of one of Sissie's friends?

(see the answer key)

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