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

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?
(a) Frankie persuades Penny to go to the soda shoppe and have a hot fudge sundae with him.
(b) Frankie persuades Penny to go to this house, and eat some of his mom's pot roast with him.
(c) Frankie persuades Penny to go playcatch with him.
(d) Frankie persuades Penny to go to the public pool with him.

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

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

5. What is the flavor of the ice cream that Penny is gifted with while she is recuperating in the hospital?
(a) Butter Pecan.
(b) Strawberry.
(c) Caramel Swirl.
(d) Rocky Road.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Eleanor disappointed toward the end of Penny's twelfth birthday?

2. Which of the following activities does Penny find most exhausting during her stay at the hospital?

3. Which of the following does Frankie pull out from a hole behind a brick on the wall?

4. Which of the following activities does Penny find difficult to do while she is in the hospital?

5. What, to Penny's surprise, does she find that she misses while she is in the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to the text in the fourteenth chapter of the book, what does Penny do in order to keep her dying Scarlett O'Hara comfortable during the last hours of her life?

2. 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?

3. 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?

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 narrative in Chapter 19, how does Penny finally learn the truth about the circumstances that had surrounded her father's death?

7. According to the text in the twelfth chapter of the book, how does Uncle Dominic resolve the situations that Uncle Benny gets into as family members are attempting to make their way to and from Aunt Concetta's wake?

8. According to the narrative in Chapter 17 of the book, how do Penny's relatives make her feel special while she is in the hospital?

9. According to the narrative in Chapter 19, what contributes to Penny changing her attitude toward Mr. Mulligan change while she is in the hospital?

10. According to the narrative in the thirteenth chapter of the book, what types of items is Penny gifted with on her birthday that may help enhance her appearance?

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