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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Frankie lamenting in relation to Penny?
(a) That she is a girl.
(b) That Penny does not spend enough time with him.
(c) That Penny lives a more interesting life than he does.
(d) That Penny appears to be shunning him.

2. What day of the week does Penny have dinner at Nonny's?
(a) Friday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Tuesday.
(d) Wednesday.

3. How many funeral cards does Frankie claim to have collected when he and Penny learn about their relative's death?
(a) Thirty-one.
(b) Forty-three.
(c) Eight.
(d) Thirteen.

4. What does the doctor tell Penny about her injured arm?
(a) That her recovery time will be between eight and ten weeks.
(b) That she will never be able to use her arm again.
(c) That he will not be able to perform surgery on her.
(d) That he will have to take skin from her hip to patch up her arm.

5. Where is Me-me when Penny gets home from the wake?
(a) In the kitchen.
(b) In the dining room.
(c) In the living room.
(d) In the bedroom.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following represents a category that Penny uses to categorize the other kids in her ward?

2. Who drives Penny and her family to the funeral home for her deceased relative's wake?

3. What color is the apparel that Penny picks out for herself at her relative's clothing factory?

4. What is the name of Pop-pop's deceased nephew whom he claims to be able to talk to through radio static?

5. Who does Penny usually call to fix the toilet at her house?

(see the answer key)

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