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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. When Daniel saw Melinda sitting on the edge of the tub fully dressed after he'd been waiting to get into the bathroom, what did he do to Melinda?
(a) He yelled at her.
(b) He stood silent in disbelief.
(c) He slapped her face.
(d) He threw water on her.

2. What did Zippy's father's have everywhere he went?
(a) A cigarette.
(b) A Bible.
(c) A whittling knife.
(d) His cellphone.

3. What was the name of Zippy's rooster?
(a) Speckles.
(b) Red.
(c) Tulilp.
(d) Joe.

4. What did Zippy's mom get in trouble for in Catholic School?
(a) For asking if God left when the candles went out.
(b) For skipping classes.
(c) For talking back to a teacher.
(d) For wearing her skirts too short.

5. What did Mildred do when she heard that smoking was bad for her health?
(a) She started drinking instead of smoking.
(b) She only smoked four cigarettes a day.
(c) She never smoked again.
(d) She quit for a year and then started smoking again.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why, according to Zippy's mom, did she and Zippy's father go to visit the gypsies one night?

4. Who owned the drugstore in town?

5. What year did Melinda run for Fair Queen?

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