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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chance, A Short List of Things My Father Lost Gambling, The World of Ideas.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Daniel's punishment for what he did to Melinda when she locked him out of the bathroom?
(a) He had to let Melinda ride to school in his car every morning for a week.
(b) He had to help his dad put the door back on the hinges.
(c) He had to apologize to Melinda.
(d) He was grounded for a whole month.

2. What did Zippy call her most beloved blanket?
(a) My Shirley Quilt.
(b) Blanky.
(c) The doggy bed.
(d) Red.

3. What was Zippy's cat's name that she thought she'd lost forever but later found inside Petey's house?
(a) PeeDink.
(b) Fluffy.
(c) It had no name.
(d) Kitty.

4. Why did Julie hit Zippy in the stomach?
(a) Zippy stole something from Julie's house.
(b) Zippy told Julie that she'd never liked her grandfather.
(c) Julie's mom appeared to like Zippy better than Julie.
(d) Zippy told Julie she was sorry about the death of her grandpa.

5. What television actor was Zippy deeply and tragically in love with?
(a) Marcus Welby, M.D.
(b) Darren from Bewitched.
(c) Gilligan.
(d) Telly Savalas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Reed Ball, Zippy's neighbor, sit all the time and watch her house?

2. When Ruth Huff died, how many animals were in her house?

3. What was the name of Zippy's rooster?

4. What was Zippy's mother really good at?

5. Which church did Zippy go to every Sunday with her mother?

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