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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 of the following two questions is Penny being asked covertly every time that she is visited at the hospital by a friend or relative, and asked how she is feeling?
(a) Are you bored after having spent so many days here?
(b) Can you move your fingers yet?
(c) Is the doctor going to perform surgery on you?
(d) Are you depressed?

2. What type of disease does Me-me believe that a person can contract at a public pool?
(a) Polio.
(b) Hepatitis.
(c) Malaria.
(d) Cancer.

3. Who mentions that they may be helping Frankie get into college someday?
(a) Uncle Nunzio.
(b) Uncle Ralphie.
(c) Uncle Dominic.
(d) Pop-pop.

4. Which of the following states is Uncle Dominic visiting while Penny is in the hospital recuperating from her injury?
(a) Maine.
(b) Oregon.
(c) Vermont.
(d) Florida.

5. Who is ill when Penny awakens one morning not long after her birthday?
(a) Scarlett O'Hara.
(b) Penny's mother, Eleanor.
(c) Me-me.
(d) Uncle Ralphie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following activities is part of the "perfect day" that Penny spends with her Uncle Dominic?

2. Who stops the fight between Cousin Benny and Ann Marie's husband?

3. Whom of the following does Frankie owe an apology to in relation to the misdeed that he has committed?

4. Which of the following items had Uncle Dominic given to Penny's father that created such a stir that resulted in Penny's father being sent to an internment camp in the state of Oklahoma where he eventually died?

5. Whom of the following is Frankie working for after Penny is released from the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. 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?

3. 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?

4. According to the text in Chapter 13 of the book, what normal events take place in Penny's life on her birthday?

5. 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?

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

8. According to the narrative in Chapter 14 of the book, what contributes toward Penny shedding tears and telling her Uncle Dominic that her life is all messed up?

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

10. 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?

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