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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Julie's dad gather from his truck every night when he came home?
(a) His wallet, his lighter, and his gun.
(b) His money clip and his lighter.
(c) His briefcase, and his cigarettes.
(d) His bowling ball and his gun.

2. How did Zippy get her name?
(a) After a little chimpanzee her dad saw roller-skating on television.
(b) After a Disney character.
(c) After the Zippy lighter fluid that her dad used in his lighter.
(d) After a character on television who was on the Davy Crockett Show.

3. What saved Zippy's life when she got a staph infection in her ear?
(a) An antibiotic.
(b) A nurse.
(c) A pharmacist.
(d) Her parent's best friends.

4. What did Zippy's dad give the dogs to bark at when he kept the dogs on his front lawn?
(a) A skunk.
(b) A squirrel.
(c) A racoon.
(d) A rabbit.

5. When did most people in Mooreland take their vacations during Zippy's childhood?
(a) During fair week.
(b) At Christmas.
(c) Over Halloween.
(d) At Easter.

6. When Ruth Huff died, how many animals were in her house?
(a) 147.
(b) 67 plus King.
(c) 3 including King.
(d) 10.

7. What did Reed Ball threaten to do to Zippy's dogs if they didn't stop barking?
(a) Let them out of their cages.
(b) Poison them.
(c) Shoot them.
(d) Steal them.

8. What grade was Julie's sister in when she died?
(a) Sophomore in high school.
(b) 6th.
(c) 2nd.
(d) She was an adult.

9. Who lived next door to Zippy with a dog named Lucky?
(a) Josie Terrance.
(b) Timmy Allen.
(c) Minnie Hodson.
(d) Mr. Sticks.

10. Why did Julie, Zippy's friend, not talk?
(a) She didn't know how.
(b) She slurred all of her words and her voice was very low.
(c) She didn't know English.
(d) Her brother hit her and knocked out her front teeth when she was little.

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

12. What kind of haircut was Zippy's favorite when she was little?
(a) Curly and short.
(b) A Pixie.
(c) Wavy and long with bangs.
(d) A long wig.

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

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

15. Where did Reed Ball, Zippy's neighbor, sit all the time and watch her house?
(a) From a treehouse in his front yard.
(b) The front porch.
(c) In his truck.
(d) From a swing set in his back yard.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Ruth Huff's collie's name?

2. Who died in the town of Mooreland when Zippy was born?

3. Why did Zippy's sister Melinda think nobody had written a book about Mooreland?

4. What deformity, according to Zippy's mom, was she born with that they had removed?

5. What was Zippy wearing in her second grade picture?

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