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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. Where did Zippy's sister pinch her when she came in late to church?
(a) Her behind just before she sat down.
(b) The tender skin inside the upper arm.
(c) The side of her leg.
(d) He cheeks.

2. What deformity, according to Zippy's mom, was she born with that they had removed?
(a) Crooked teeth.
(b) A tail.
(c) A cone-shaped head.
(d) A deformed finger.

3. What did Zippy's father win gambling that belonged to Zippy and only Zippy?
(a) An organ,
(b) A stuffed monkey.
(c) A juke box.
(d) A popcorn machine.

4. Why, according to Zippy's mom, did she and Zippy's father go to visit the gypsies one night?
(a) They knew there would be circus act.
(b) They wanted to see the live animals.
(c) They were drawn by the preaching wolves.
(d) They wanted to see the gypsy fortune teller.

5. What did Petey's rabbit do to Zippy?
(a) Wiggled out of her hold.
(b) Ran away from her.
(c) Looked in her eyes.
(d) Bit her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who owned the drugstore in town?

2. What did Zippy call her most beloved blanket?

3. What color was Kia's mother?

4. What did Reed Ball threaten to do to Zippy's dogs if they didn't stop barking?

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

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