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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. In the second summer, how long ago did Jerry get into big trouble?
(a) Days ago.
(b) Weeks ago.
(c) Years ago.
(d) Months ago.

2. Whom does Sissie most want to help?
(a) Her brothers.
(b) The bird.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her mother.

3. How many brothers does Sissie have?
(a) Two younger brothers.
(b) One older brother and one younger brother.
(c) Three older brothers.
(d) Two older brothers.

4. 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.

5. How is Sissie's family related to somebody they know who marched in a parade?
(a) He is Sissie's uncle.
(b) He is Sissie's teacher.
(c) He is Sissie's brother.
(d) He is a family friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of bird do the children see that is stuck?

2. Which of the following is a theme in the book, visible in the first summer?

3. Who claims to hate their father?

4. Where do Sissie's brothers want to go?

5. Which of the following is obvious to the reader by the second summer about Sissie's father?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the island that Sissie and Jerry explore.

2. Is Sissie powerless the first summer? Why or why not?

3. What does Sissie regret in her past?

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

5. At the end of the book, what does Sissie believe about her mother?

6. Why does Sissie feel uneasy in the boat with her father?

7. Why does Sissie say that her father looks like a stranger?

8. What message about marriage does Sissie pass on?

9. Describe Sissie's view of her father the first summer at the tavern.

10. Why does Sissie feel that she is a burden in Part 3? How does this make her feel?

(see the answer keys)

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