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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What message about marriage does Sissie convey to the reader?
(a) Marriage is not always linked to romance.
(b) Marriage is not important.
(c) Marriage is important regardless of love.
(d) Marriage is only for creating offspring.

2. What does Sissie describe as being strewn about the bar?
(a) Wood chips.
(b) Bodies.
(c) Dust.
(d) Garbage.

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

4. According to Sissie, which word defines all men, in general?
(a) Alcoholics.
(b) Tired.
(c) Wild.
(d) Calm.

5. Why did Sissie end up not going out with her friends?
(a) She did not like the show they were going to see.
(b) She was not invited.
(c) Her parents did not allow her to go.
(d) She wanted to spend time with her parents instead.

6. Whose future does Sissie believe she can already see in Part 4?
(a) Her brother's.
(b) Her mother's.
(c) Her baby's.
(d) Jesse's.

7. Which of the following is a constant throughout the book?
(a) Setting.
(b) Characters present.
(c) Nature.
(d) Dialogue.

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

9. Which of the following does Sissie point out about her mother in Part 3?
(a) The way her forehead wrinkles.
(b) The way her eyes glaze over.
(c) The way she is constantly picking at her nails.
(d) The way her nose is constantly running.

10. What does Sissie see that makes her think about her image?
(a) A friend of her mother's.
(b) Her old classmates.
(c) Her reflection.
(d) The mysterious man.

11. What is the name of Sissie's aunt?
(a) Stacy.
(b) Charlaine.
(c) Lucy.
(d) Katie.

12. How old is Jesse by the end of the book?
(a) Twenty-eight.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Twenty-four.
(d) Eighteen.

13. Before entering the bar as an adult, how does Sissie feel?
(a) Scared.
(b) Excited.
(c) Joyous.
(d) Nostalgic.

14. Which of the following is a theme in the book?
(a) Differences in education.
(b) Differences in class.
(c) Differences in preferences.
(d) Different types of love.

15. What does Sissie drink as she sits with her parents in Part 3?
(a) Root beer.
(b) Beer.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Water.

Short Answer Questions

1. After kissing the mysterious man, what emotion does Sissie feel?

2. What is the current month when Sissie meets the mysterious man?

3. How old is Sissie when she meets the mysterious man?

4. Where do Sissie's parents drag her when she does not go out with her friends?

5. How many years has it been since Sissie was last at the bar when she visits as an adult?

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