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

2. Where is Me-me when Penny gets home from the wake?
(a) In the dining room.
(b) In the living room.
(c) In the bedroom.
(d) In the kitchen.

3. Which of Penny's relatives has died?
(a) Aunt Beth.
(b) Great Aunt Liesl.
(c) Aunt Concetta.
(d) Great Uncle Herbert

4. What is Frankie going to attempt to do while carrying out his offer of help to Nonny?
(a) Look for money that has been stashed away by Grandpa Falucci.
(b) Talk to his best buddy, Herbert on Nonny's telephone.
(c) Play a game of checkers with Penny.
(d) Listen to a ball game on the radio.

5. What color have the walls in Penny's room been painted to prior to her return home from the hospital?
(a) Turquoise.
(b) Lavender.
(c) Beige.
(d) Yellow.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom of the following is the lifeguard on duty on the day that Penny and Frankie visit the public pool for a swim?

2. What is the name of Pop-pop's deceased nephew whom he claims to be able to talk to through radio static?

3. What is Penny doing when she acknowledges that Heaven could not provide anything better than what she is enjoying at the moment?

4. What color is the bedspread that adorns Penny's bed upon her return home from the hospital?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. 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?

4. According to the text in Chapter 18, what happens to the eight-year-old female cancer patient after all the other children (with the exception of Penny) have been released from the hospital and gone home?

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 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?

7. 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?

8. 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?

9. 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?

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

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