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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is used to describe Sissie's father's mannerisms?
(a) He took his time when doing something he was unsure of.
(b) He was always doing something strange.
(c) He is always in a hurry.
(d) He does not know how to do many things.

2. What is Sissie's reaction to seeing a character vomiting?
(a) Anger.
(b) Disgust.
(c) Relief.
(d) Fear.

3. What is Jimmy's occupation?
(a) Chef.
(b) Firefighter.
(c) Soldier.
(d) Janitor.

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

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

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

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

8. What is the outcome of Sissie's parents bickering at the tavern in the first summer?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Sissie's father takes the boys in the boat.
(c) Sissie's aunt begins crying.
(d) Sissie's mother takes Sissie back home.

9. Which of the following might be considered Sissie's tragic flaw in the first summer?
(a) Her love for nature.
(b) Her love for her parents.
(c) Her love for her brothers.
(d) Her fear of her family.

10. What does Sissie do on the island in the second summer?
(a) Picks up trash.
(b) Plays hide and seek.
(c) Becomes sick.
(d) Explores.

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

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

13. Who becomes angry with a woman when she offers something to Sissie during the first summer?
(a) Sissie's mother.
(b) The woman's husband.
(c) Sissie's father.
(d) Sissie's uncle.

14. Which of the following qualities does Sissie use to describe Jimmy?
(a) Young.
(b) Ignorant.
(c) Rude.
(d) A criminal.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What inanimate object does Sissie compare herself to in the second summer?

2. What season is it in when Sissie is on the island?

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

4. What is Sissie's father drinking as he approaches the children waiting for him in the second summer chapter?

5. Whom is Sissie afraid of the second summer?

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