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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Looking at her father from far away, whom does Sissie believe he looks like?
(a) An accountant.
(b) A stranger.
(c) A nervous wreck.
(d) A clown.

2. What does Sissie's world revolve around in the first summer?
(a) Her friends.
(b) Her siblings.
(c) School.
(d) Her parents.

3. When Sissie witnesses a character vomiting, where are they doing it?
(a) In the same place she once saw a trapped bird.
(b) Into the water.
(c) Into a trash can.
(d) Onto the island's soil.

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

5. What season is it in when Sissie is on the island?
(a) Fall.
(b) Summer.
(c) Spring.
(d) Winter.

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

7. Whom does Sissie describe as being similar to her father?
(a) Her uncle.
(b) Frank.
(c) Jerry.
(d) Her mother.

8. Where is Sissie sitting when she plays a game in her first summer at the tavern?
(a) On the grass.
(b) On a deck.
(c) On a bench.
(d) At a table.

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

10. In what body part does Sissie see similarity between her father and Jerry?
(a) Nose.
(b) Brain.
(c) Eyes.
(d) Arms.

11. Which of the following indicates that time has passed between the first two parts of the book?
(a) The narrator's education.
(b) The changing seasons.
(c) The age of the tavern.
(d) Maturation in the narration.

12. Who claims to hate their father?
(a) Sissie.
(b) Frank.
(c) Sissie's father.
(d) Jerry.

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

14. How does Sissie describe her mother's hair in the first summer?
(a) Bobbed.
(b) Cut too short.
(c) Exactly like her aunt's.
(d) Long.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do the children begin throwing at the stuck bird?

3. Which character would be best described as vulnerable?

4. Whom does Sissie witness throwing up in the second summer?

5. What does Sissie do after seeing a character vomiting?

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