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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 type of innocence would be considered a theme in the book?
(a) Innocence of the elderly.
(b) Innocence of love.
(c) Innocence of a child.
(d) Innocence of animals.
2. What is the occupation of the man who marched in a parade?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Soldier.
(c) Policeman.
(d) Firefighter.
3. Who has the idea to go to the island in the boat?
(a) Sissie.
(b) Jesse.
(c) Frank.
(d) Jerry.
4. What quality about her father does Sissie dislike?
(a) His voice.
(b) The way he disciplines her.
(c) His quick aging.
(d) His drinking.
5. In the second summer, how long ago did Jerry get into big trouble?
(a) Weeks ago.
(b) Years ago.
(c) Days ago.
(d) Months ago.
Short Answer Questions
1. According to Sissie, what color does her father's face turn as he drinks?
2. Which of the following literary devices is present in the book?
3. What is Sissie's reaction to seeing a character vomiting?
4. Who joins Sissie's family as they sit in the first summer?
5. What day of the week is it in the second summer?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is one example of imperfection as shown in the text in Part 1?
2. What causes Sissie to feel suffocated in the final part of the book?
3. What has changed in Sissie's life between the first two summers narrated?
4. How does the writer make the summer season very apparent in the text in Part 2?
5. How has the relationship between Sissie and her mother changed over the course of the story?
6. Is Sissie powerless the first summer? Why or why not?
7. Describe Sissie's view of her father the first summer at the tavern.
8. How is the idea of life and death explored in the text in part 1?
9. Is Sissie comfortable being around her father in Part 2? Why or why not?
10. How does Sissie view her father in Part 2? How does this compare to Jerry's view of their father?
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