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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does not visit Penny while she is in the hospital?
(a) Frankie.
(b) Uncle Sally.
(c) Uncle Dominic.
(d) Pop-pop.

2. What position does Frankie feel that he will lose as a result of the misdeed that he has committed?
(a) His position as a grass mower in the neighborhood.
(b) His position as pitcher on his baseball team.
(c) His position as an altar boy.
(d) His position as delivery boy for Uncle Ralphie.

3. Which of the following items had Uncle Dominic given to Penny's father that created such a stir that resulted in Penny's father being sent to an internment camp in the state of Oklahoma where he eventually died?
(a) An Italian spy trade publication.
(b) A telescope.
(c) A short wave radio.
(d) A decoder.

4. What does Frankie know that he has to do?
(a) Hire a lawyer.
(b) Apologize to those whom he has wronged.
(c) Tell his parents what has happened.
(d) Turn himself in to the authorities.

5. Who finally tells Penny the truth about the situation surrounding her father's death?
(a) Cousin Benny.
(b) Uncle Dominic.
(c) Aunt Fulvia.
(d) Aunt Gina.

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

7. What color have the walls in Penny's room been painted to prior to her return home from the hospital?
(a) Beige.
(b) Lavender.
(c) Turquoise.
(d) Yellow.

8. Who stands up for Frankie by speaking on his behalf?
(a) Uncle Dominic.
(b) Pop-pop.
(c) Uncle Salvatore.
(d) Uncle Ralphie.

9. Whom of the following painted Penny's room in anticipation of her return home from the hospital?
(a) Pop-pop.
(b) Uncle Dominic.
(c) Mr. Mulligan.
(d) Uncle Ralphie.

10. What name does Penny choose for the black and white kitten that Pop-pop gives to her when she returns home from the hospital?
(a) Rhett.
(b) Garrett.
(c) Felix.
(d) Fluffs.

11. What is the name of Penny's doctor?
(a) Dr. Boyle.
(b) Dr. Stewart.
(c) Dr. Updike.
(d) Dr. Goldstein.

12. How many funeral cards does Frankie claim to have collected when he and Penny learn about their relative's death?
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Thirty-one.
(c) Forty-three.
(d) Eight.

13. 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) Cashier.
(b) Greeter.
(c) Bookkeeper.
(d) Inventory Clerk.

14. Where does Aunt Gina promise to take Penny when she leaves the hospital?
(a) To a lighthouse in Maine.
(b) To Radio City Music Hall.
(c) To the boardwalk in Atlantic City.
(d) To Coney Island.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who drives Penny and her family to the funeral home for her deceased relative's wake?

2. 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?

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

4. What do Penny and Jack Teitelzweig do on their outing together?

5. Where did Penny offer to hide Frankie?

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