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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sissie lack in the first summer of her narration?
(a) Affection for her parents.
(b) Character development.
(c) The ability to put events into details.
(d) Comprehension.

2. Which character would be best described as vulnerable?
(a) Sissie.
(b) Sissie's mother.
(c) Sissie's aunt.
(d) Sissie's brothers.

3. Which of the following is a quality of the narration in the book?
(a) Indistinct voice.
(b) Clarity.
(c) Unbiased.
(d) Delusional.

4. Which of the following is strewn across the island?
(a) Clothing.
(b) Beer cans.
(c) Silverware.
(d) Notebook pages.

5. The reader can determine that the narrator has matured by the second summer after studying which of the following?
(a) Foreshadowing.
(b) Symbolism.
(c) Alliteration.
(d) Diction.

6. What prediction is most likely to be made based on the first summer?
(a) Sissie's father is an alcoholic.
(b) Sissie's mother will have another baby.
(c) Sissie's brothers will die.
(d) Sissie will be forced to deal with loss at an early age.

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

8. What type of innocence would be considered a theme in the book?
(a) Innocence of the elderly.
(b) Innocence of animals.
(c) Innocence of a child.
(d) Innocence of love.

9. Whom does Sissie most want to help?
(a) The bird.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her brothers.
(d) Her father.

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

11. 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 parents.
(c) Her love for her brothers.
(d) Her love for nature.

12. Who joins Sissie's family as they sit in the first summer?
(a) Her aunt and uncle.
(b) A mysterious man.
(c) A group of children.
(d) Her parents' friends.

13. How many brothers does Sissie have?
(a) Three older brothers.
(b) Two younger brothers.
(c) Two older brothers.
(d) One older brother and one younger brother.

14. What inanimate object does Sissie compare herself to in the second summer?
(a) A lake.
(b) A boat.
(c) A tree.
(d) An island.

15. What type of bird do the children see that is stuck?
(a) A cardinal.
(b) A blue jay.
(c) A sparrow.
(d) A blackbird.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After witnessing a character vomiting, where does Sissie wish that she was?

3. In what body part does Sissie see similarity between her father and Jerry?

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

5. Whom does Sissie try to pacify as she waits for her father in the second summer?

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