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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which dress does Penny choose for her Aunt Gina to wear to her dancing session?
(a) The yellow one.
(b) The red one.
(c) The purple one.
(d) The blue one.

2. Which of the following is Penny's last name?
(a) Colinot.
(b) O'Hara.
(c) Sjogren.
(d) Falucci.

3. Who does Penny punch in the nose during the baseball game that she and Frankie are playing?
(a) Garboella.
(b) Frankie.
(c) Mr. Mulligan.
(d) Veronica.

4. Which of the following baseball teams do Penny and her Uncle Dominic support?
(a) New York Giants.
(b) Dem Bums.
(c) Dem Sluggers.
(d) New York Yankees.

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

6. What does Frankie want Uncle Dominic to teach him?
(a) How to repair cars.
(b) How to drive.
(c) How to trim bushes.
(d) How to solve algebra problems.

7. What does Penny pay for with earnings from her job?
(a) Medicine for Nonny.
(b) A spring bouquet of flowers for Me-me.
(c) Part of the household finances.
(d) A new hairbrush and mirror set for her mother.

8. Specifically, what task will Penny be handling in her new job?
(a) Cashiering.
(b) Order-filling.
(c) Deliveries.
(d) Order-taking.

9. Where are Penny and her father in her dream?
(a) At the circus.
(b) At the park.
(c) At the beach.
(d) At the zoo.

10. Who offers Penny and her co-worker cookies and lemonade?
(a) Mrs. Wiederhorn.
(b) Mrs. Morelli.
(c) Mrs. Giaquinto.
(d) Mrs. Chickalos.

11. Which of the following causes of death do Penny's relatives give her when she asks about how her father died?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Leukemia.
(d) Heart attack.

12. Where is Aunt Gina planning to go dancing?
(a) Boston.
(b) Atlantic City.
(c) New York City
(d) Albany.

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

14. Who does Penny help with the laundry?
(a) Her mother, Eleanor.
(b) Nonny.
(c) Me-me.
(d) Her Aunt Gina.

15. 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 does not open the car door for her mother.
(c) He keeps his voice low, and Penny cannot hear what he is saying.
(d) He lingers too long.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of animal does Penny's dog chase into the house?

2. What is Frankie lamenting in relation to Penny?

3. Which of the following is an after dinner activity at Nonny's?

4. What was Penny's mother wearing in the photo behind which Penny's father wrote, "I am the luckiest fella ever"?

5. Who is Penny's mother laughing and talking with at the door when Penny awakens at the beginning of Chapter 7?

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