View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who makes Penny tongue-tied outside the eatery where she and Pop-pop enjoy a hamburger and a sundae?
(a) Frankie.
(b) Jack.
(c) Robert.
(d) Henry.

2. What is the most significant mystery in Penny's life?
(a) The circumstances surrounding her father's death.
(b) Whether she was adopted.
(c) Why her mother's family does not socialize with her father's family.
(d) What type of personality her father had.

3. Which of the following is the name of Penny's dog?
(a) Petunia.
(b) Harriet O'Hare.
(c) Beulah O'Reilly.
(d) Scarlett O'Hara.

4. What is Frankie lamenting in relation to Penny?
(a) That she is a girl.
(b) That Penny appears to be shunning him.
(c) That Penny does not spend enough time with him.
(d) That Penny lives a more interesting life than he does.

5. Who is Penny's mother laughing and talking with at the door when Penny awakens at the beginning of Chapter 7?
(a) Mr. Mulligan.
(b) Uncle Dominic.
(c) Connie.
(d) Nonny.

6. What does Penny's mother ask her to do as she gets ready to go out to dinner?
(a) To lay out her school clothes to wear the next day.
(b) To help Me-me with the chores.
(c) To listen to a classical music program on the radio.
(d) To do her homework.

7. Which of the following best reflects the time that Penny's mother returns home from her date?
(a) 11:55 p.m.
(b) 11:00 p.m.
(c) 10:30 p.m.
(d) 12:45 a.m.

8. What type of animal does Penny's dog chase into the house?
(a) A raccoon.
(b) A squirrel.
(c) A opossum.
(d) A cat.

9. Which of the following is Penny struck by when her Uncle Dominic drives her home?
(a) An idea to surprise her mother with a present.
(b) A hardball that crashes through the car windshield.
(c) A yearning for chocolate ice cream.
(d) The difference in her mother's family and her father's family.

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

11. What is the fight that Penny gets in at the ball field based upon?
(a) A call made by the umpire.
(b) A boy who Penny has a crush on.
(c) Penny's hair being pulled.
(d) Uncle Dominic being referred to as being crazy.

12. Where do Penny and Pop-pop enjoy a hamburger and a sundae?
(a) At the local drive-inn.
(b) At the Sweet Shoppe.
(c) At the local grill.
(d) At the 24-Hour Diner.

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

14. Why do Eleanor and Me-me leave the dining room during their dinner with Mr. Mulligan, Penny, and Pop-pop?
(a) To clean Mr. Mulligan's shoe.
(b) To talk about Mr. Mulligan.
(c) To jointly carry a large special dessert from the kitchen.
(d) To check on something that was left cooking on the stove.

15. Who is going to work alongside Penny as she handles her job?
(a) Peter.
(b) Frankie.
(c) Jack.
(d) Marty.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is Penny's last name?

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

3. What day of the week does Penny have dinner at Nonny's?

4. What color is Pop-pop painting all of the furniture?

5. Which of Penny's birthdays is coming up?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 517 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample