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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 and 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the most significant mystery in Penny's life?
(a) Whether she was adopted.
(b) Why her mother's family does not socialize with her father's family.
(c) The circumstances surrounding her father's death.
(d) What type of personality her father had.

2. Which of the following causes Penny to awake from her dream?
(a) A barking dog.
(b) A leaky toilet.
(c) A blaring siren.
(d) A ringing alarm.

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

4. Which of the following causes of death do Penny's relatives give her when she asks about how her father died?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Leukemia.
(d) Heart attack.

5. Who has offered Penny a job?
(a) Me-me.
(b) Uncle Dominic.
(c) Uncle Ralphie.
(d) Pop-pop.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is the baby brother of Penny's co-worker?

2. Specifically, what task will Penny be handling in her new job?

3. Who appears to have an abusive husband in Chapter 3 of the story?

4. Which of the following baseball teams do Penny and her Uncle Dominic support?

5. Which of the following is the name of Penny's mother?

(see the answer key)

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