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

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 apologize to Melinda.
(b) He was grounded for a whole month.
(c) He had to let Melinda ride to school in his car every morning for a week.
(d) He had to help his dad put the door back on the hinges.

2. What divided the kitchen from the den in Zippy's house?
(a) The living room.
(b) The breakfast bar.
(c) The formal dining room.
(d) The study.

3. What was the one main street in Mooreland when Zippy's family lived there?
(a) Jefferson Street.
(b) Main Street.
(c) Cracow Ave.
(d) Broad Street.

4. Where did most people bury their animals, defying city codes?
(a) The field at the south end of town.
(b) Their back yards.
(c) The church graveyard.
(d) Tall Oaks campground.

5. 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 threw water on her.
(b) He slapped her face.
(c) He stood silent in disbelief.
(d) He yelled at her.

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

7. Which church did Zippy go to every Sunday with her mother?
(a) The Jewish Synagogue.
(b) Quaker church.
(c) Jehovah's Witness church.
(d) Catholic church.

8. What was Rose's most important feature that would make her a good artist?
(a) She had a "good eye" for art.
(b) Her red hair.
(c) She was left-handed.
(d) She owned a color wheel.

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

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

11. What was the name of the camper that belonged to Zippy's parents?
(a) Airstream.
(b) Coleman.
(c) The Teardrop.
(d) The Driftwood.

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

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

14. Who did Zippy's dad say was Melinda's real dad?
(a) Dave Newman.
(b) Doc Holiday.
(c) Slim Jenkins.
(d) Timmy's dad.

15. When Zippy's dad gathered all his friends hunting dogs on his front lawn one night, what did he say he was doing?
(a) Dog-sitting.
(b) Hunting.
(c) Watching for burglers.
(d) Going fishing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the mud room at Big Dave and Debbie's house hold?

2. What year did Melinda run for Fair Queen?

3. How did Zippy's sister react to the news that Zippy's chicken was killed?

4. How often did Edyth wash her hair?

5. What was the name of the horse that Zippy's dad kept in the shed?

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