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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. Where does Penny end up going when she visits her father's side of the family?
(a) She ends up going to the theatre.
(b) She ends up going to church.
(c) She ends up going to the cemetery.
(d) She ends up going to the soda shop.

3. Who does Penny punch in the nose during the baseball game that she and Frankie are playing?
(a) Veronica.
(b) Mr. Mulligan.
(c) Frankie.
(d) Garboella.

4. What does Penny select for her mother from her relative's clothing store?
(a) A mink stole.
(b) A tent dress.
(c) A fox stole.
(d) A winter coat.

5. What baseball position does Frankie ask Penny to play?
(a) Shortstop.
(b) Pitcher.
(c) Third Base.
(d) Catcher.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Penny help with the laundry?

2. Who has offered Penny a job?

3. Who appears to have an abusive husband in Chapter 3 of the story?

4. Which of Penny's birthdays is coming up?

5. What does Penny pay for with earnings from her job?

Short Essay Questions

1. Based on the narrative in Chapter 3 of the book, can it be said that Penny's Uncle Ralphie is more generous than her Aunt Fulvia?

2. Based on the text in Chapter 10 of the book, how are some of the townspeople aware that Penny's late grandfather Falucci had buried cash somewhere on his property?

3. According to the text in Chapters 4 and 5 of the book, what action by Penny's mother leads Penny to believe that her mother is now in a happier mood than Penny has ever known her to be?

4. According to the narrative in the eleventh chapter of the book, what takes place before Penny receives her shiner from Veronica?

5. Based on the text in Chapters 7 and 8 of the book, do Pop-pop and Penny buy anything while they are out for a walk?

6. Based on the narrative at the beginning of Chapter 9, how does Penny's mother's relationship with Mr. Mulligan become more apparent to Penny upon her return home from Nonny's?

7. Based on the narrative in Chapters 7 and 8 of the book, how does Frankie show real concern for his family when his father loses his job?

8. According to the narrative in the sixth chapter of the book, why does Penny consider the toilet repair by her Uncle Dominic a better birthday present than the Fall coat that has been given to her by her Uncle Nunzio?

9. Based on the focus upon it in the first chapter of the book, what type of lifestyle is that of Penny Falucci's?

10. Based on the narrative in the first chapter of the book, how are Penny and her Uncle Dominic "different" from other baseball fans in their community?

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