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

2. Which of the following activities is part of the "perfect day" that Penny spends with her Uncle Dominic?
(a) Bump into their favorite baseball player while on a walk.
(b) Eat Chinese food.
(c) Enjoy the rides on the boardwalk.
(d) Enjoy a tour of Ebbets Field.

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

4. What does Pop-pop tell Penny when she returns home from Frankie's house?
(a) That Me-me is very sick.
(b) That Scarlett O'Hara has died.
(c) That Scarlett O'Hara has received a clean bill of health from the vet.
(d) That he has received a letter from Uncle Salvatore.

5. What is the name of Pop-pop's deceased nephew whom he claims to be able to talk to through radio static?
(a) Charlie.
(b) Mickey.
(c) Gus.
(d) Allen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Frankie running from when Penny finds him in the bushes in her back yard?

2. What position does Frankie feel that he will lose as a result of the misdeed that he has committed?

3. Which of the following is not among the gifts that Penny receives on her birthday?

4. What does Uncle Ralphie do in observance of Penny's birthday?

5. What does Frankie know that he has to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Based on the narrative in Chapter 15 of the book, what contributes to Penny spending a perfect day with Uncle Dominic some time after she is grounded for having disobeyed Me-me's order of not going to the public pool with Frankie?

2. According to the text in Chapter 15 of the book, what are some of the reasons that Penny should not join Frankie in going to the public pool?

3. Based on the narrative in the thirteenth chapter of the book, how is Penny's birthday observed by her father's side of the family?

4. According to the text in Chapter 20 of the book, do any pleasant things or occurrences take place in Penny's life upon her return from the hospital?

5. Based on the narrative in Chapter 20 of the book, how does Penny's job at Uncle Ralphie's meat market change when she returns to work following her stay in the hospital?

6. Based on the text in Chapter 18, what does Penny learn from Frankie in relation to Uncle Dominic's whereabouts during her stay in the hospital?

7. Based on the narrative in the twelfth chapter of the book, how does Penny show her support for Pop-pop's belief that he is able to talk to Mickey, the nephew whom he lost in the War, through radio static?

8. According to the narrative in Chapter 20 of the book, do any new beings enter Penny's life after she returns home from the hospital?

9. According to the narrative in the twelfth chapter of the book, how does Frankie attempt to turn Aunt Concetta's wake into what he considers to be a fun event for himself?

10. Based on the text in Chapter 14 of the book, how does Frankie's problem with the church ultimately get resolved?

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