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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9 and 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What state is the setting of the story?
(a) Pennsylvania.
(b) New Jersey.
(c) Maine.
(d) New York.

2. 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.

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

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

5. What nationality is that of Penny's father's family?
(a) French.
(b) Irish.
(c) Italian.
(d) Danish.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Aunt Gina planning to go dancing?

2. What is the most significant mystery in Penny's life?

3. What does Penny find under her mother's bed?

4. Who makes Penny tongue-tied outside the eatery where she and Pop-pop enjoy a hamburger and a sundae?

5. Where do Penny and Pop-pop enjoy a hamburger and a sundae?

(see the answer key)

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