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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What item makes Sissie feel powerless in the first summer?
(a) Beer.
(b) The bird.
(c) Boats.
(d) Her brothers.

3. How does Sissie describe her mother in the first summer detailed?
(a) Loud-mouthed.
(b) Obtrusive.
(c) A drunkard.
(d) Pretty.

4. Which of the following is the name of Sissie's oldest brother?
(a) Jesse.
(b) Jerry.
(c) Jimmy.
(d) Frank.

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

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

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

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

9. Which of the following characters are most likable in the first summer?
(a) Sissie's mother.
(b) Sissie's father.
(c) Sissie's aunt.
(d) Sissie's brother.

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

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

12. Which of the following is the name of Sissie's youngest brother?
(a) Jesse.
(b) Jimmy.
(c) Frank.
(d) Jerry.

13. What is the reaction of the adults to Sissie's brothers and their begging?
(a) They reply negatively to the boys.
(b) The boys are disciplined.
(c) They reply positively to the boys.
(d) They ignore the boys.

14. 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 know how to row a boat.
(c) He does not love his children.
(d) He is an alcoholic.

15. Which of the following is a theme in the book, visible in the first summer?
(a) Devotion to one's mother.
(b) Animal nurturing.
(c) Imperfections in the world.
(d) Devotion to self.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who claims to hate their father?

2. What view does Sissie have of Jerry?

3. What beverage does Sissie's father drink in the beginning of the story?

4. Where is Sissie sitting when she plays a game in her first summer at the tavern?

5. Which of the following is strewn across the island?

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