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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. Which dress does Penny choose for her Aunt Gina to wear to her dancing session?
(a) The purple one.
(b) The red one.
(c) The blue one.
(d) The yellow one.

2. What does Penny find under her mother's bed?
(a) A ring.
(b) A box with mementos.
(c) A diary.
(d) A one hundred-dollar bill.

3. What does Frankie want Uncle Dominic to teach him?
(a) How to trim bushes.
(b) How to solve algebra problems.
(c) How to drive.
(d) How to repair cars.

4. What type of action do Penny and her co-worker take against the dog that chases them down the road?
(a) They report the dog to a police officer on patrol.
(b) They report the dog to the dog catcher.
(c) They throw something at the dog.
(d) They yell at the dog.

5. What is Frankie lamenting in relation to Penny?
(a) That she is a girl.
(b) That Penny appears to be shunning him.
(c) That Penny does not spend enough time with him.
(d) That Penny lives a more interesting life than he does.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose order is the basis for jokes among Penny and her co-workers?

2. What state is the setting of the story?

3. Which of Penny's relatives lives in a car?

4. Whose house grounds were supposed to be stashed with money?

5. What does Pop-pop ask Mr. Mulligan?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. 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?

3. According to the text in the first couple of chapters in the book, why does Penny's maternal grandmother, Me-me, do most of the cooking for Penny and her mother?

4. Based on the text in the eleventh chapter of the book, what does Penny's mother do to assure an ambiance of comfort in anticipation of Mr. Mulligan's visit to her home for dinner?

5. Based on the narrative in the sixth chapter of the book, can Penny's paternal side of the family be labeled as small or large?

6. Based on the narrative in the first two chapters of the book, can Penny's Uncle Dominic be considered to be eccentric?

7. 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?

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

9. 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?

10. 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?

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