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

2. Who lets Mr. Mulligan in when he shows up for dinner?
(a) Eleanor.
(b) Penny.
(c) Pop-pop.
(d) Me-me.

3. How many funeral cards does Frankie claim to have collected when he and Penny learn about their relative's death?
(a) Eight.
(b) Thirty-one.
(c) Forty-three.
(d) Thirteen.

4. What does the funeral director threaten Frankie with due to his misbehavior?
(a) To take his transistor radio away from him.
(b) To call the police.
(c) To ask him to leave.
(d) To kill him.

5. Who is Uncle Ralphie's wife?
(a) Aunt Fulvia.
(b) Aunt Claire.
(c) Aunt Gina.
(d) Aunt Annie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Penny attempt to lead Mr. Mulligan into believing about her mother?

2. Whom of the following is the lifeguard on duty on the day that Penny and Frankie visit the public pool for a swim?

3. Who do Nonny and Uncle Paulie "talk to" regularly?

4. Who stops the fight between Cousin Benny and Ann Marie's husband?

5. What, to Penny's surprise, does she find that she misses while she is in the hospital?

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