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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Frankie's gift to Penny on her twelfth birthday?
(a) A catcher's mitt.
(b) A crime comic.
(c) The fly ball that he caught at the Dodgers' ball game.
(d) A baseball cap with her name on it.

2. What position does Frankie feel that he will lose as a result of the misdeed that he has committed?
(a) His position as an altar boy.
(b) His position as delivery boy for Uncle Ralphie.
(c) His position as pitcher on his baseball team.
(d) His position as a grass mower in the neighborhood.

3. Who makes Penny tongue-tied outside the eatery where she and Pop-pop enjoy a hamburger and a sundae?
(a) Robert.
(b) Jack.
(c) Henry.
(d) Frankie.

4. What does Penny select for her mother from her relative's clothing store?
(a) A mink stole.
(b) A tent dress.
(c) A fox stole.
(d) A winter coat.

5. Who do Nonny and Uncle Paulie "talk to" regularly?
(a) Ben.
(b) Phillip.
(c) Freddie.
(d) Frankie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What types of vegetables are served as part of the dinner with Mr. Mulligan?

2. What is Pop-pop doing when Penny gets home from the wake?

3. How many funeral cards does Frankie claim to have collected when he and Penny learn about their relative's death?

4. Who does Penny overhear talking about the young girl in her ward who is dying?

5. Which of Penny's relatives has died?

(see the answer key)

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