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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sissie's aunt claim to have written to?

2. What is the name of the bar that Sissie's parents frequented?

3. Why did Sissie end up not going out with her friends?

4. Which of the following is the name of the second friend Sissie mentions?

5. Which of the following is the literary device used to show similarities among the years?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain Sissie's family dynamic: How does she feel about her parents and siblings? how does this change over time? why do you think this changes? what predictions can you make for the way Sissie's family dynamic will change?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the use of foreshadowing in the text. Point out two specific pieces of foreshadowing from the story and explain what the foreshadowing represents for the reader.

Essay Topic 3

How can the reader tell the differences between each narration? How does the reader know that the narrator has matured between sections? How does diction change? How does Sissie's comprehension change?

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