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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 month of the year is Penny finally released from the hospital?
(a) December.
(b) June.
(c) September.
(d) March.

2. Where did Penny offer to hide Frankie?
(a) In her closet.
(b) In the attic.
(c) In the basement.
(d) Under her bed.

3. Which of the following newspaper sections are read to Penny on while she is at the hospital?
(a) Classifieds Section.
(b) Women's Section.
(c) Political Section.
(d) Local News.

4. Who drives Penny to the hospital following her accident?
(a) Uncle Dominic.
(b) Pop-pop.
(c) Cousin Benny.
(d) Uncle Ralphie.

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) Rocky Road.
(d) Caramel Swirl.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom of the following painted Penny's room in anticipation of her return home from the hospital?

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

3. Who drives Penny and her family to the funeral home for her deceased relative's wake?

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

5. What type of disease does Me-me believe that a person can contract at a public pool?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. According to the text in Chapter 17 of the book, what happens in relation to those who visit Penny as she continues her stay in the hospital?

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 16 of the book, how is Penny distracted to the point that she injures her arm while putting the laundry through the wringer of the washing machine in Nonny's basement?

5. 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?

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 the thirteenth chapter of the book, do any misunderstandings occur between Penny and her mother on her Penny's birthday?

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 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?

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

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