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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years has it been since Sissie was last at the bar when she visits as an adult?

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

3. Before entering the bar as an adult, how does Sissie feel?

4. Whom does Sissie get angry at when she sees the mysterious man at the bar in Part 4?

5. Whom does the mysterious man remind Sissie of?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what way is loss of innocence a theme in the story? What causes Sissie to lose her innocence? How does she lose innocence progressively in each section of the story?

Essay Topic 2

What role does the idea of image versus reality play in the book? What does Sissie imagine the world to be? In truth, how does the world differ? How does this affect Sissie's life?

Essay Topic 3

Would you consider distrust to be a theme in the book? Who is Sissie distrustful of? Why?

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