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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do Penny and Jack Teitelzweig do on their outing together?
(a) They go to a movie.
(b) They go out for ice cream.
(c) They go on a picnic.
(d) They watch a baseball game.

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

4. What does Me-me notice about the dress that Penny is to wear to her deceased relative's wake?
(a) That it is missing three buttons.
(b) That it has a horrific tear all along one of its seams.
(c) That it has a black stain all along its right side.
(d) That Penny has outgrown it.

5. Which of the following terms does Uncle Dominic use in referring to Ann Marie's husband?
(a) Fool.
(b) Creep.
(c) Louse.
(d) Jerk.

6. Which of the following is not among the gifts that Penny receives on her birthday?
(a) Black patent Mary Janes.
(b) A fancy satin skirt.
(c) A comb and brush set.
(d) A twenty-dollar bill.

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

8. What color is the bedspread that adorns Penny's bed upon her return home from the hospital?
(a) White.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Blue.
(d) Pink.

9. Which of the following represents a category that Penny uses to categorize the other kids in her ward?
(a) Incurable.
(b) Lucky.
(c) Curable.
(d) Unlucky.

10. What month of the year is Penny finally released from the hospital?
(a) June.
(b) September.
(c) March.
(d) December.

11. What is Penny doing when she acknowledges that Heaven could not provide anything better than what she is enjoying at the moment?
(a) She is blowing out the candles on her birthday cake.
(b) She is watching the Dodgers play ball.
(c) She is receiving gift after gift at her birthday party.
(d) She is sitting at the dinner table with Pop-pop, Me-me and her mom, Eleanor.

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

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

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

15. 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. Cline.
(b) Mr. and Mrs. Robbins.
(c) Mr. and Mrs. Newberry.
(d) Mr.and Mrs. Harrison.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Penny overhear talking about the young girl in her ward who is dying?

3. How does Frankie manage to get himself and Penny in trouble at the wake?

4. Where does Penny travel for one of her birthday gifts?

5. Which of the following two questions is Penny being asked covertly every time that she is visited at the hospital by a friend or relative, and asked how she is feeling?

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