1. What does the funeral director threaten Frankie with due to his misbehavior?
(a) To call the police.
(b) To kill him.
(c) To ask him to leave.
(d) To take his transistor radio away from him.

2. Where does Aunt Gina promise to take Penny when she leaves the hospital?
(a) To Radio City Music Hall.
(b) To Coney Island.
(c) To the boardwalk in Atlantic City.
(d) To a lighthouse in Maine.

3. Which of the following is an after dinner activity at Nonny's?
(a) Music.
(b) Canasta.
(c) Bingo.
(d) Charades.

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

5. Who does not visit Penny while she is in the hospital?
(a) Pop-pop.
(b) Uncle Dominic.
(c) Uncle Sally.
(d) Frankie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following two questions is Penny being asked covertly every time that she is visited at the hospital by a friend or relative, and asked how she is feeling?

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

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

4. What is the ailment that appears to be claiming the life of the young girl dying in Penny's ward?

5. How many times per day does Eleanor (Penny's mother) visit her while she is in the hospital?

(see the answer key)

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