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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Penny usually call to fix the toilet at her house?
(a) Uncle Ralphie.
(b) Ace Plumbing Company.
(c) Al's Plumbing Service.
(d) Uncle Dominic.

2. What is the most significant mystery in Penny's life?
(a) Whether she was adopted.
(b) What type of personality her father had.
(c) The circumstances surrounding her father's death.
(d) Why her mother's family does not socialize with her father's family.

3. What does Penny do to Mr. Mulligan that upsets her mother?
(a) She laughs about the clothes that he is wearing.
(b) She ignores him.
(c) She tells him to be quiet so that she can hear the ball game.
(d) She tells him that he is not as good-looking as her father was.

4. Which of the following causes of death do Penny's relatives give her when she asks about how her father died?
(a) Leukemia.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Heart attack.

5. Which of the following best reflects the time that Penny's mother returns home from her date?
(a) 11:55 p.m.
(b) 11:00 p.m.
(c) 10:30 p.m.
(d) 12:45 a.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following would best describe Garboella?

2. What nationality is that of Penny's father's family?

3. Who does Penny run to for comfort following her confrontation with her mother concerning Mr. Mulligan?

4. Which dress does Penny choose for her Aunt Gina to wear to her dancing session?

5. What state is the setting of the story?

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