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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following activities does Penny find most exhausting during her stay at the hospital?
(a) Physical therapy.
(b) Socializing with her visitors.
(c) Using the bathroom.
(d) Bathing.

2. Whom of the following accompanies Penny for her birthday gift-related trip?
(a) Uncle Ralphie.
(b) Me-me.
(c) Aunt Gina.
(d) Frankie.

3. Who manages to get an all-access pass to visit Penny in her hospital room at any time?
(a) Pop-pop.
(b) Me-me.
(c) Uncle Ralphie.
(d) Frankie.

4. Which of the following newspaper sections becomes a favorite for Penny and the person reading the newspaper to her?
(a) The Police Blotter.
(b) The Editorials.
(c) The Funnies.
(d) The Weather Section.

5. Which of the following couples are paid a visit by Me-me and Pop-pop on the same day that Frankie invites Penny to go to the public pool?
(a) Mr. and Mrs. Robbins.
(b) Mr.and Mrs. Harrison.
(c) Mr. and Mrs. Cline.
(d) Mr. and Mrs. Newberry.

6. Who whistles a birthday salute in song for Penny on her special day?
(a) Uncle Dominic.
(b) Cousin Benny.
(c) Uncle Salvatore.
(d) Frankie.

7. What had the judge told Frankie the last time that he had appeared before the bench?
(a) That he needed to hire a lawyer.
(b) That he had a son who looked a lot like him (Frankie).
(c) That he better not see him in court again.
(d) That he would try him, even if he were a juvenile.

8. What is Frankie going to attempt to do while carrying out his offer of help to Nonny?
(a) Look for money that has been stashed away by Grandpa Falucci.
(b) Talk to his best buddy, Herbert on Nonny's telephone.
(c) Listen to a ball game on the radio.
(d) Play a game of checkers with Penny.

9. Which of Penny's relatives has died?
(a) Aunt Concetta.
(b) Great Aunt Liesl.
(c) Aunt Beth.
(d) Great Uncle Herbert

10. What, to Penny's surprise, does she find that she misses while she is in the hospital?
(a) Me-me's banana pancakes.
(b) Playing ball with Frankie.
(c) School.
(d) Sitting in the Plymouth RoadKing with Uncle Dominic.

11. Who slaps Uncle Dominic across the face while Penny is recuperating at the hospital?
(a) Eleanor.
(b) Pop-pop.
(c) Nonny.
(d) Uncle Ralphie.

12. What does Frankie volunteer to do for Nonny?
(a) Sweep pine needles off the roof of her home.
(b) Mow the grass.
(c) Wash her and Pop-pop's car.
(d) The laundry.

13. Where is Me-me when Penny gets home from the wake?
(a) In the kitchen.
(b) In the living room.
(c) In the dining room.
(d) In the bedroom.

14. Which of the following does Frankie pull out from a hole behind a brick on the wall?
(a) A wallet full of money.
(b) A cigar box filled with money.
(c) A mason jar filled with five-dollar bills.
(d) A burlap bag full of money.

15. What does Uncle Ralphie give to Penny for her twelfth birthday?
(a) A pecan roll.
(b) A pair of binoculars.
(c) A set of tickets to the ball game.
(d) A collection of baseball cards.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following activities is part of the "perfect day" that Penny spends with her Uncle Dominic?

2. Who arrives at Penny's room at the hospital with a container full of ice cream for Penny?

3. What does Aunt Gina do for Penny upon her return home from the hospital?

4. Which of the following states is Uncle Dominic visiting while Penny is in the hospital recuperating from her injury?

5. What type of disease does Me-me believe that a person can contract at a public pool?

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