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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Sissie's family related to somebody they know who marched in a parade?
(a) He is Sissie's brother.
(b) He is Sissie's teacher.
(c) He is Sissie's uncle.
(d) He is a family friend.

2. According to Sissie, what color does her father's face turn as he drinks?
(a) Red.
(b) Purple.
(c) White.
(d) Tan.

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

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

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

6. What do Sissie's parents bicker about in the first summer?
(a) Taking the children out on the lake.
(b) Whether the family should leave.
(c) Whether they should be allowing children in the tavern.
(d) Whether she should get a haircut.

7. Which of the following is obvious to the reader by the second summer about Sissie's father?
(a) He abuses drugs.
(b) He does not love his children.
(c) He is an alcoholic.
(d) He does not know how to row a boat.

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

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

10. Who jokingly offers to take the children on a boat?
(a) A friend of Sissie's aunt.
(b) A friend of Sissie's mother.
(c) Sissie's uncle.
(d) Sissie's neighbor.

11. In the second summer, how long ago did Jerry get into big trouble?
(a) Months ago.
(b) Days ago.
(c) Years ago.
(d) Weeks ago.

12. Whom does Sissie witness throwing up in the second summer?
(a) Jerry.
(b) Jesse.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her uncle.

13. What does Sissie do after seeing a character vomiting?
(a) She begins crying and freezes.
(b) She calls her mother.
(c) She begins yelling.
(d) She runs away.

14. Which of the following literary devices is present in the book?
(a) Alliteration.
(b) Dramatic irony.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Foreshadowing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the women in Sissie's narrations often wear?

2. What is the bird stuck in?

3. Which of the following might be considered a tone in the story?

4. When Sissie witnesses a character vomiting, where are they doing it?

5. Which of the following describes Jerry's tone of voice as he waits with Sissie for his father?

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