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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What decade is the setting for this story?
(a) 1980's.
(b) 1930's.
(c) 1920's.
(d) 1950's.

2. What happens when Penny tries to stop the dog from chasing the animal inside the house?
(a) Penny trips and lands on top of the sofa.
(b) A chair is flipped over.
(c) The china on top of the table is toppled and broken.
(d) Penny falls head first into a can of paint.

3. Where does Penny end up going when she visits her father's side of the family?
(a) She ends up going to the theatre.
(b) She ends up going to the cemetery.
(c) She ends up going to church.
(d) She ends up going to the soda shop.

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

5. What does Penny notice to be missing from the sideboard while she and her family members are having dinner with Mr. Mulligan?
(a) The coffee pot.
(b) Her mother's best silver chafing dish.
(c) Her mother's china platter.
(d) A photo of her mother and father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Carolina?

2. Which of the following words is misspelled on the sign on the fence at Mrs. Morelli's house?

3. What does Penny select for her mother from her relative's clothing store?

4. In all, how many relatives does Penny have whom she refers to as uncles?

5. Who has offered Penny a job?

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