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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. What prediction is most likely to be made based on the first summer?
(a) Sissie's father is an alcoholic.
(b) Sissie's mother will have another baby.
(c) Sissie will be forced to deal with loss at an early age.
(d) Sissie's brothers will die.

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

3. How does Sissie describe her mother in the first summer detailed?
(a) Obtrusive.
(b) A drunkard.
(c) Loud-mouthed.
(d) Pretty.

4. Which of the following people does Sissie see her father talking to as she waits for him?
(a) A prostitute.
(b) Her mother's friends.
(c) A mysterious man.
(d) The bartender.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Sissie first taste beer?

2. How does Sissie feel when she sees children throwing things at the stuck bird?

3. What view does Sissie have of Frank?

4. What is the outcome of Sissie's parents bickering at the tavern in the first summer?

5. Describe the relationship among the children in the first summer the reader sees at the tavern.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Sissie view her father in Part 2? How does this compare to Jerry's view of their father?

3. Describe the family dynamic in Sissie's household.

4. What role does the class structure play in "Four Summers"?

5. Why did Sissie marry Jesse?

6. Compare and contrast Jerry and his father.

7. What foreshadowing is present in the first part of the story, and what is foreshadowed?

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

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

10. Describe one piece of foreshadowing that occurs in Sissie's second summer of narration.

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