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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is ill when Penny awakens one morning not long after her birthday?
(a) Uncle Ralphie.
(b) Scarlett O'Hara.
(c) Me-me.
(d) Penny's mother, Eleanor.

2. What is Pop-pop doing when Penny gets home from the wake?
(a) Writing a tribute about the deceased relative.
(b) Talking on the telephone.
(c) Paying some bills.
(d) Listening to his deceased nephew on the radio static again.

3. How does Frankie manage to get himself and Penny in trouble at the wake?
(a) By playing his transistor radio loudly.
(b) By poking the corpse.
(c) By chewing gum and popping it.
(d) By laughing out loud.

4. What does Mr. Mulligan do at the end of his date with Penny's mother (Eleanor) that disappoints Penny?
(a) He kisses her mother on the lips.
(b) He keeps his voice low, and Penny cannot hear what he is saying.
(c) He does not open the car door for her mother.
(d) He lingers too long.

5. Where is Me-me when Penny gets home from the wake?
(a) In the living room.
(b) In the bedroom.
(c) In the dining room.
(d) In the kitchen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not among the gifts that Penny receives on her birthday?

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

3. What does Me-me notice about the dress that Penny is to wear to her deceased relative's wake?

4. What does Frankie offer to do for Uncle Paulie?

5. Who has offered Penny a job?

(see the answer key)

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