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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following terms does Uncle Dominic use in referring to Ann Marie's husband?
(a) Jerk.
(b) Fool.
(c) Louse.
(d) Creep.

2. What does Penny's clothing store owning relative offer her from the store every year?
(a) Fall coat.
(b) A pair of culottes.
(c) A pair of overalls.
(d) A Sunday dress.

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

4. How does Frankie manage to get himself and Penny in trouble at the wake?
(a) By playing his transistor radio loudly.
(b) By poking the corpse.
(c) By laughing out loud.
(d) By chewing gum and popping it.

5. Which of the following is Penny struck by when her Uncle Dominic drives her home?
(a) An idea to surprise her mother with a present.
(b) A hardball that crashes through the car windshield.
(c) The difference in her mother's family and her father's family.
(d) A yearning for chocolate ice cream.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the doctor tell Penny about her injured arm?

3. Who owns a clothing store?

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

5. In all, how many relatives does Penny have whom she refers to as uncles?

(see the answer key)

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