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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. Where does Aunt Gina promise to take Penny when she leaves the hospital?
(a) To Radio City Music Hall.
(b) To the boardwalk in Atlantic City.
(c) To Coney Island.
(d) To a lighthouse in Maine.

2. What does Uncle Ralphie give to Penny for her twelfth birthday?
(a) A collection of baseball cards.
(b) A pair of binoculars.
(c) A set of tickets to the ball game.
(d) A pecan roll.

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

4. Who does not visit Penny while she is in the hospital?
(a) Pop-pop.
(b) Uncle Sally.
(c) Frankie.
(d) Uncle Dominic.

5. Which of the following activities does Penny find difficult to do while she is in the hospital?
(a) Turn her head to the left or right.
(b) See.
(c) Scratch.
(d) Talk.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is ill when Penny awakens one morning not long after her birthday?

3. What does Penny's mother gift Penny for her twelfth birthday?

4. What is Frankie going to attempt to do while carrying out his offer of help to Nonny?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Based on the text in Chapter 20 of the book, how has Penny's bedroom been changed when she returns home following her stay in the hospital?

2. 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?

3. 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?

4. 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?

5. 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?

6. 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?

7. According to the text in Chapter 17 of the book, what contributes to Penny's disappointment while she is in the hospital?

8. 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?

9. 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?

10. According to the narrative in Chapter 17 of the book, what are Penny's thoughts in relation to the people who stop by to visit her while she is in the hospital?

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