Penny from Heaven Test | Final Test - Medium

Jennifer L. Holm
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 158 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Penny from Heaven Test | Final Test - Medium

Jennifer L. Holm
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 158 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 does Me-me notice about the dress that Penny is to wear to her deceased relative's wake?
(a) That it has a horrific tear all along one of its seams.
(b) That it has a black stain all along its right side.
(c) That Penny has outgrown it.
(d) That it is missing three buttons.

2. Who is ill when Penny awakens one morning not long after her birthday?
(a) Uncle Ralphie.
(b) Penny's mother, Eleanor.
(c) Scarlett O'Hara.
(d) Me-me.

3. How many times per day does Eleanor (Penny's mother) visit her while she is in the hospital?
(a) Once a day.
(b) Twice a day.
(c) Four times a day.
(d) Three times a day.

4. Who finally tells Penny the truth about the situation surrounding her father's death?
(a) Cousin Benny.
(b) Aunt Fulvia.
(c) Uncle Dominic.
(d) Aunt Gina.

5. Why is Eleanor disappointed toward the end of Penny's twelfth birthday?
(a) Because she has been upstaged by her late husband's side of the family.
(b) Because she does not have the funds to buy Penny a special birthday gift.
(c) Because she realizes that Penny's childhood is ending.
(d) Because Penny has been eating too many sweets.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who whistles a birthday salute in song for Penny on her special day?

2. Which of the following will Frankie have to pay for in relation to the misdeed that he has committed?

3. Where is Me-me when Penny gets home from the wake?

4. Who reads the newspaper to Penny while she is in the hospital?

5. What is the flavor of the ice cream that Penny is gifted with while she is recuperating in the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. Based on the narrative in Chapter 15 of the book, what contributes to Penny spending a perfect day with Uncle Dominic some time after she is grounded for having disobeyed Me-me's order of not going to the public pool with Frankie?

2. Based on the narrative in Chapter 19, how does Penny finally learn the truth about the circumstances that had surrounded her father's death?

3. According to the narrative in Chapter 16 of the book, how does Penny react in relation to her arm injury?

4. According to the text in Chapter 16 of the book, how is Penny distracted to the point that she injures her arm while putting the laundry through the wringer of the washing machine in Nonny's basement?

5. Based on the narrative in Chapter 14 of the book, why has Frankie decided to run to Penny's house and hide there?

6. Based on the text in the twelfth chapter of the book, why does Frankie feel justified in treating Aunt Concetta's death as an uneventful occurrence in his life as well as that of Penny's?

7. According to the text in Chapter 15 of the book, what are some of the reasons that Penny should not join Frankie in going to the public pool?

8. According to the narrative in Chapter 17 of the book, what are Penny's thoughts in relation to the people who stop by to visit her while she is in the hospital?

9. According to the text in Chapter 18, what happens to the eight-year-old female cancer patient after all the other children (with the exception of Penny) have been released from the hospital and gone home?

10. Based on the text in Chapter 20 of the book, how has Penny's bedroom been changed when she returns home following her stay in the hospital?

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