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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What position does Frankie feel that he will lose as a result of the misdeed that he has committed?
(a) His position as an altar boy.
(b) His position as delivery boy for Uncle Ralphie.
(c) His position as a grass mower in the neighborhood.
(d) His position as pitcher on his baseball team.

2. What happens to the charges that have been filed against Frankie?
(a) They are dropped.
(b) They are set for a trial by jury.
(c) They are set for a trial by judge.
(d) They are elevated to felonies.

3. What is Frankie's gift to Penny on her twelfth birthday?
(a) A catcher's mitt.
(b) The fly ball that he caught at the Dodgers' ball game.
(c) A crime comic.
(d) A baseball cap with her name on it.

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) The circumstances surrounding her father's death.
(d) What type of personality her father had.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Aunt Gina planning to go dancing?

2. Which of the following does Frankie pull out from a hole behind a brick on the wall?

3. Who does not visit Penny while she is in the hospital?

4. Which of the following best reflects the time that Penny's mother returns home from her date?

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

(see the answer key)

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