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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many years has it been since Sissie was last at the bar when she visits as an adult?
(a) Seven years.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Five years.
(d) Two years.

2. Which of the following adjectives would Sissie use to describe the mysterious man in the parking lot?
(a) Handsome.
(b) Dirty.
(c) Short.
(d) Disfigured.

3. From what point of view is the story told?
(a) Third person omniscient.
(b) First person.
(c) Third person limited.
(d) Second person.

4. What does Sissie compare talking to the mysterious man to?
(a) A game.
(b) A sports match.
(c) A car accident.
(d) A game of charades.

5. Whom does Sissie get angry at when she sees the mysterious man at the bar in Part 4?
(a) Her father.
(b) Herself.
(c) The mysterious man.
(d) Jesse.

6. Whom does Sissie believe the burden of her family lies on?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her brothers.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Herself.

7. What does the new stand near the bar sell?
(a) Soft pretzels.
(b) Hot dogs.
(c) Sandwiches.
(d) Custard.

8. How does Sissie feel about her father as of the third part of the book?
(a) She loves him but is conflicted.
(b) She wishes she had a different father entirely but has compassion for her father.
(c) She hates him and wishes him dead.
(d) She thinks he is wasting his life but loves him.

9. What is the name of the bar that Sissie's parents frequented?
(a) The Boat House.
(b) Oceanside Bar.
(c) Lakeside Bar.
(d) Riverbend Tavern.

10. What part of Jesse reminds Sissie of her father?
(a) His voice.
(b) His body.
(c) His laugh.
(d) His eyes.

11. Which of the following make Sissie overly aware of herself?
(a) She has short hair.
(b) She has braces.
(c) She has a mole on her face.
(d) She is very skinny.

12. Which of the following statements represents Sissie's hope for the way Jesse ages?
(a) She hopes he ages smoothly.
(b) She hopes she ages slower than he does.
(c) She hopes he ages quickly.
(d) She hopes he never ages.

13. Which of the following makes Sissie's mother unhappy?
(a) Sissie's behavior in school.
(b) Sissie's father's ignorance of social etiquette.
(c) Sissie's father's work schedule.
(d) Sissie's hair.

14. What does Sissie do as Part 3 ends?
(a) She runs back to the tavern.
(b) She attacks the man.
(c) She begins crying.
(d) She goes with the man.

15. What is the name of Sissie's uncle?
(a) Edgar.
(b) Joe.
(c) Jesse.
(d) Frank.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Sissie allude to in Part 4?

2. What does the mysterious man offer to take Sissie to do in Part 3?

3. Which character is Sissie foreshadowed to be most like?

4. What does Sissie drink as she sits with her parents in Part 3?

5. Which of the following is evidence that Sissie's narration has improved?

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