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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following might be considered a tone in the story?
(a) Ironic.
(b) Nostalgic.
(c) Angst.
(d) Sadness.

2. Which character would be best described as vulnerable?
(a) Sissie's mother.
(b) Sissie.
(c) Sissie's brothers.
(d) Sissie's aunt.

3. In the second summer, what type of insect is described as hovering around tables?
(a) Ant.
(b) Fly.
(c) Wasp.
(d) Flea.

4. What is Sissie's reaction to seeing a character vomiting?
(a) Fear.
(b) Anger.
(c) Relief.
(d) Disgust.

5. Whom does Sissie try to stay away from when she mentions the stuck bird?
(a) Her brothers.
(b) Jimmy.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her aunt and uncle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the bird stuck in?

2. How old is Jerry as he waits with Sissie for their father the second summer?

3. Whom is Sissie afraid of the second summer?

4. What is the reaction of the adults to Sissie's brothers and their begging?

5. In the second summer, how long ago did Jerry get into big trouble?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Sissie's physical retreat in Part 3.

2. When Sissie sees her father throwing up, why is she afraid?

3. How does Sissie compare herself to the boat she rides in? Why?

4. In "Four Summers", what role are women meant to play? How does Sissie feel about this?

5. How does the writer demonstrate that Sissie's language has matured by the fourth part?

6. How does Sissie compare her father to other men?

7. Is Sissie justified in being angry with her parents in Part 3? Why or why not?

8. Compare and contrast Jerry and his father.

9. What causes Sissie to feel suffocated in the final part of the book?

10. In what ways does Jesse remind Sissie of her father?

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