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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18 and 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Penny doing when she acknowledges that Heaven could not provide anything better than what she is enjoying at the moment?
(a) She is sitting at the dinner table with Pop-pop, Me-me and her mom, Eleanor.
(b) She is receiving gift after gift at her birthday party.
(c) She is blowing out the candles on her birthday cake.
(d) She is watching the Dodgers play ball.

2. What is Pop-pop painting on the summer porch?
(a) A desk.
(b) A quilt rack.
(c) A wooden chair.
(d) A wicker couch.

3. Why does Penny become the most popular person in her ward after visiting hours?
(a) Because she keeps snacks in her room.
(b) Because she has a television set.
(c) Because she always has something interesting to say.
(d) Because she has a radio.

4. Which of the following represents a category that Penny uses to categorize the other kids in her ward?
(a) Incurable.
(b) Lucky.
(c) Unlucky.
(d) Curable.

5. Who appears to have an abusive husband in Chapter 3 of the story?
(a) Mrs. Wiederhorn.
(b) Mrs. Giaquinto.
(c) Mrs. Morelli.
(d) Mrs. Chickalos.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Penny's mother no longer wearing while she is preparing dinner for her family and Mr. Mulligan?

2. Which of the following causes Penny to awake from her dream?

3. Who was nicknamed "the Water Boy"?

4. Who is Uncle Ralphie's wife?

5. Which dress does Penny choose for her Aunt Gina to wear to her dancing session?

(see the answer key)

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