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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 Pop-pop doing when Penny gets home from the wake?
(a) Writing a tribute about the deceased relative.
(b) Paying some bills.
(c) Talking on the telephone.
(d) Listening to his deceased nephew on the radio static again.

2. What color is the apparel that Penny picks out for herself at her relative's clothing factory?
(a) Royal blue.
(b) Cranberry.
(c) Fuschia.
(d) Lavender.

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

4. Which of the following activities does Penny find difficult to do while she is in the hospital?
(a) See.
(b) Talk.
(c) Turn her head to the left or right.
(d) Scratch.

5. What is the primary language that Penny's uncles speak?
(a) Arabic.
(b) Italian.
(c) English.
(d) French.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the funeral director threaten Frankie with due to his misbehavior?

2. Where does Aunt Gina promise to take Penny when she leaves the hospital?

3. Why does Uncle Angelo get sick so often?

4. Which of the following activities does Penny find most exhausting during her stay at the hospital?

5. What is Frankie lamenting in relation to Penny?

(see the answer key)

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