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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Which of the following statements is true about Sissie's feelings about her mother at the end of the book?
(a) Sissie cannot identify her feelings for her mother.
(b) Sissie has not spoken to her mother in years and does not plan to do so.
(c) Sissie will never forgive her mother for putting her through so many injustices.
(d) Sissie loves her mother more than her father.

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

6. What does Sissie secretly wish about Jesse?
(a) That he were older.
(b) That he would be more serious.
(c) That he was quiet.
(d) That he would stop drinking.

7. What does the mysterious man's breath smell like?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Beer.
(c) Smoke.
(d) Mouthwash.

8. In what season does the third section of the story begin?
(a) Summer.
(b) Fall.
(c) Winter.
(d) Spring.

9. Who has had the biggest influence on Sissie's life?
(a) Her parents.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her brothers.

10. 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.

11. What is the current month when Sissie meets the mysterious man?
(a) July.
(b) June.
(c) March.
(d) September.

12. Where do Sissie's parents drag her when she does not go out with her friends?
(a) The island.
(b) The tavern.
(c) The mall.
(d) On a boat outing.

13. How did Sissie's father die?
(a) From a heart attack.
(b) In an accident at a factory.
(c) In a car accident.
(d) In a bar fight.

14. In Part 4, who can Sissie finally compare herself to?
(a) Her brothers.
(b) Adults.
(c) Her mother.
(d) The mysterious man.

15. Which of the following does Sissie use to decorate her bedroom walls?
(a) Animal photos.
(b) Movie star photos.
(c) Postcards from around the world.
(d) Music lyrics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sissie feel she has lost in Part 4?

2. Which of the following literary devices is used in the last section of the book?

3. When Sissie thinks about her mother, which of the following emotions does she feel?

4. What does Sissie describe as being strewn about the bar?

5. From what point of view is the story told?

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