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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. Who joins Sissie's family as they sit in the first summer?
(a) A mysterious man.
(b) Her parents' friends.
(c) Her aunt and uncle.
(d) A group of children.

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

3. What does Sissie focus on as her father takes a drink of his beverage in the second summer?
(a) His mouth.
(b) His chest.
(c) His throat.
(d) His hands.

4. Who has the idea to go to the island in the boat?
(a) Jesse.
(b) Jerry.
(c) Frank.
(d) Sissie.

5. Which of the following thoughts does Sissie have about her father?
(a) That he is meaner than the other men are.
(b) That he does not drink as much as the other men do.
(c) That he is unlike other men.
(d) That he is less attractive than other men are.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of innocence would be considered a theme in the book?

2. Where do Sissie and Jerry wait in the second summer chapter?

3. What do Sissie's parents bicker about in the first summer?

4. Whom do Sissie's brothers beg to do something?

5. Which of the following is a new addition to Sissie's family in the second summer?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the island that Sissie and Jerry explore.

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

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

4. What does Sissie claim anchors her to the earth?

5. Why is Sissie horrified when she sees the bird stuck in the scum on the water?

6. Describe the hierarchy of the sexes present in the story.

7. Why does Sissie get angry when she sees the mysterious man at the bar as an adult?

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

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

10. Describe Sissie's mother in the beginning of the story.

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