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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. Why, according to the author, is there so little information about Mooreland during the 60s and 70s?
(a) There are few people left who can reliably tell it.
(b) The town was annexed by Cleveland in the 1980s.
(c) The town wasn't around that far back.
(d) Church records were not kept.

2. Who did Zippy's mom listen to on the television every Sunday?
(a) Betty White.
(b) Gracie Allen.
(c) The Lone Ranger.
(d) Batsell Barrett Baxter.

3. What was Julie's favorite lunch?
(a) MoonPie and a Pepsi.
(b) Peanut butter and grape jelly sandwiches.
(c) McDonalds.
(d) Cream cheese on rye bread.

4. What did Zippy do with the last egg from her chicken?
(a) Buried it.
(b) Put it in the refrigerator until it dried up.
(c) Ate it for breakfast.
(d) Gave it to Julie.

5. What was the name of the banty hen Zippy had?
(a) Speckles.
(b) Joe.
(c) Tulip.
(d) Red.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Zippy learn from the T.V. show Marcus Welby, M.D. that would kill her dad?

2. Where did Zippy's sister pinch her when she came in late to church?

3. What kind of haircut was Zippy's favorite when she was little?

4. Who, according to Zippy, was bigger and meaner than the Mafia?

5. What happened at Big Dave and Debbie's house when a runt pig was born?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Zippy get her name? Why did the nickname stick?

2. How did the population of Mooreland, Indiana, stay at about three hundred?

3. How did Zippy's interviews go with her mother?

4. Why do you think Zippy's mom was absent during the night of the "dog-sitting?"

5. What do you think happened after Zippy's father confronted his neighbor Reed?

6. What does Zippy's mother tell her about the green bag that she traded with the gypsies?

7. What deal did Zippy and her dad reach about the pink Bible?

8. What was the only reason Melinda thought anyone would ever read a book about Mooreland, Indiana?

9. By throwing the runt piglet on the pile of dead carcasses, what did Julie show Zippy that she knew?

10. What was Zippy's memory of the tornado that came to her school?

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