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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. To whom is Penny introduced as she starts her new job?
(a) Mrs. Chickalos.
(b) Mr. Adams.
(c) Mr. Knezick.
(d) Mrs. Temple.

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

5. Who appears to have an abusive husband in Chapter 3 of the story?
(a) Mrs. Giaquinto.
(b) Mrs. Wiederhorn.
(c) Mrs. Chickalos.
(d) Mrs. Morelli.

6. Which of the following items does Pop-pop pick up when he takes Penny out for a walk?
(a) Cigars.
(b) Eggs.
(c) Paper plates.
(d) Peaches.

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

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

9. What does Penny's mother do for a living?
(a) She is a postal carrier.
(b) She is a secretary for a trucking company.
(c) She is a school teacher.
(d) She is a nurse in a doctor's office.

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

11. Who does Penny usually call to fix the toilet at her house?
(a) Al's Plumbing Service.
(b) Uncle Ralphie.
(c) Ace Plumbing Company.
(d) Uncle Dominic.

12. What state is the setting of the story?
(a) New Jersey.
(b) Pennsylvania.
(c) New York.
(d) Maine.

13. Which of the following words is misspelled on the sign on the fence at Mrs. Morelli's house?
(a) Beware.
(b) Quiet.
(c) Solicitors.
(d) Welcome.

14. Which of the following is the subject matter in which Penny and her co-workers find humor?
(a) Bumblebees.
(b) Baseball.
(c) Gardening.
(d) Brains.

15. Who is arguing while Penny is working on the laundry?
(a) Uncle Dominic and Uncle Paulie.
(b) Uncle Paulie and Nonny.
(c) Aunt Gina and Uncle Paulie.
(d) Aunt Gina and Nonny.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens when Penny tries to stop the dog from chasing the animal inside the house?

3. Where is Aunt Gina planning to go dancing?

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

5. Who has offered Penny a job?

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