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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21 and 22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Me-me fix for Penny's twelfth birthday breakfast?
(a) Ham and eggs.
(b) Banana pancakes.
(c) Porridge with strawberries.
(d) Apple strudel and pork sausage.

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

3. Whose house grounds were supposed to be stashed with money?
(a) Aunt Gina's.
(b) Uncle Ralphie's.
(c) Grandfather Falucci's.
(d) Uncle Salvatore's.

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

5. What color is the apparel that Penny picks out for herself at her relative's clothing factory?
(a) Royal blue.
(b) Fuschia.
(c) Lavender.
(d) Cranberry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who finally tells Penny the truth about the situation surrounding her father's death?

2. Whose order is the basis for jokes among Penny and her co-workers?

3. Whom of the following painted Penny's room in anticipation of her return home from the hospital?

4. What happens after the dinner party that Penny and her mother's side of the family host for Penny's paternal side of the family?

5. Where is Me-me when Penny gets home from the wake?

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