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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 name does Penny choose for the black and white kitten that Pop-pop gives to her when she returns home from the hospital?
(a) Garrett.
(b) Fluffs.
(c) Rhett.
(d) Felix.

2. Why is Eleanor disappointed toward the end of Penny's twelfth birthday?
(a) Because Penny has been eating too many sweets.
(b) Because she has been upstaged by her late husband's side of the family.
(c) Because she does not have the funds to buy Penny a special birthday gift.
(d) Because she realizes that Penny's childhood is ending.

3. Which of the following newspaper sections becomes a favorite for Penny and the person reading the newspaper to her?
(a) The Editorials.
(b) The Funnies.
(c) The Weather Section.
(d) The Police Blotter.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the age of the young girl who is dying of cancer in Penny's ward at the hospital?

2. What does Frankie volunteer to do for Nonny?

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

4. What does Penny's mother not have the opportunity to give Penny on her birthday?

5. Who whistles a birthday salute in song for Penny on her special day?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. 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?

3. 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?

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 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?

6. 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?

7. 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?

8. 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?

9. 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?

10. 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?

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