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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What view does Sissie have of Frank?
(a) Frank is irresponsible.
(b) Frank is cruel.
(c) Frank is too busy to notice his family.
(d) Frank has freedom.

4. 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.

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

6. Who has the idea to go to the island in the boat?
(a) Jerry.
(b) Frank.
(c) Sissie.
(d) Jesse.

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

8. Which of the following thoughts does Sissie have about her father?
(a) That he is meaner than the other men are.
(b) That he is unlike other men.
(c) That he does not drink as much as the other men do.
(d) That he is less attractive than other men are.

9. What does a man compliment Sissie's father about?
(a) Getting a new boat.
(b) Getting a new car.
(c) The beauty of his wife.
(d) Moving to a new neighborhood.

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

11. How does Sissie believe her father looks as he spits?
(a) Sad.
(b) Happy.
(c) Anxious.
(d) Angry.

12. What do the women in Sissie's narrations often wear?
(a) Bandanas and sunglasses.
(b) Big ornate hats.
(c) Church clothing.
(d) Too much jewelry.

13. In what way does Sissie's father offer to let her row the boat?
(a) Angrily.
(b) Interestingly.
(c) Inquisitively.
(d) Jokingly.

14. In Part 2, where is Frank?
(a) At home babysitting.
(b) With his friends.
(c) Inside a bar.
(d) At school.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Sissie most want to help?

2. According to Sissie, what color does her father's face turn as he drinks?

3. What can Sissie see from her seat as she plays a game?

4. How does Sissie describe her mother's hair in the first summer?

5. Whom does Sissie play a game with at the beginning of the story?

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