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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who mentions that they may be helping Frankie get into college someday?
(a) Uncle Ralphie.
(b) Uncle Dominic.
(c) Uncle Nunzio.
(d) Pop-pop.

2. What does Me-me fix for Penny's twelfth birthday breakfast?
(a) Banana pancakes.
(b) Porridge with strawberries.
(c) Apple strudel and pork sausage.
(d) Ham and eggs.

3. Who drives Penny and her family to the funeral home for her deceased relative's wake?
(a) Uncle Ralphie.
(b) Uncle Salvatore.
(c) Cousin Benny.
(d) Cousin Paul.

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

5. Which of the following does Frankie persuade Penny to do once Me-me and Pop-pop leave the house to go pay a house visit to a married couple whom they know?
(a) Frankie persuades Penny to go to the soda shoppe and have a hot fudge sundae with him.
(b) Frankie persuades Penny to go to this house, and eat some of his mom's pot roast with him.
(c) Frankie persuades Penny to go to the public pool with him.
(d) Frankie persuades Penny to go playcatch with him.

6. 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. Newberry.
(c) Mr. and Mrs. Cline.
(d) Mr.and Mrs. Harrison.

7. Who arrives at Penny's room at the hospital with a container full of ice cream for Penny?
(a) Mr. Mulligan.
(b) Nonny.
(c) Aunt Gina.
(d) Uncle Ralphie.

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

9. Who reads the newspaper to Penny while she is in the hospital?
(a) Her mother, Eleanor.
(b) Mr. Mulligan.
(c) Nurse Rita.
(d) Pop-pop.

10. What is Pop-pop doing when Penny gets home from the wake?
(a) Listening to his deceased nephew on the radio static again.
(b) Talking on the telephone.
(c) Paying some bills.
(d) Writing a tribute about the deceased relative.

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

12. Which of the following activities does Penny find difficult to do while she is in the hospital?
(a) Turn her head to the left or right.
(b) Talk.
(c) Scratch.
(d) See.

13. Where did Penny offer to hide Frankie?
(a) In the basement.
(b) In the attic.
(c) Under her bed.
(d) In her closet.

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

15. Which of the following jobs is Penny assigned to handle at Falucci's Meat Market upon her return to work following her stay at the hospital?
(a) Inventory Clerk.
(b) Cashier.
(c) Greeter.
(d) Bookkeeper.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following newspaper sections becomes a favorite for Penny and the person reading the newspaper to her?

2. What had the judge told Frankie the last time that he had appeared before the bench?

3. Which of the following newspaper sections are read to Penny on while she is at the hospital?

4. What color have the walls in Penny's room been painted to prior to her return home from the hospital?

5. What does Penny's mother gift Penny for her twelfth birthday?

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