A Girl Named Zippy: Growing Up Small in Mooreland, Indiana Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Haven Kimmel
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A Girl Named Zippy: Growing Up Small in Mooreland, Indiana Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far away is New Castle from Mooreland?
(a) 16 miles.
(b) About 10 miles.
(c) 120 miles.
(d) 500 miles.

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

3. What did the town drugstore owner wear?
(a) Bowties and suspenders.
(b) Cardigan sweaters.
(c) Striped overalls.
(d) Suits.

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

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

6. How many four-way stops did the town of Mooreland have?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Six.
(d) Eighteen with one more built in the 1980s.

7. Which friend of Zippy's had red hair?
(a) Timmy.
(b) Julie Newman.
(c) Dana.
(d) Melinda.

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

9. What did Zippy see her next door neighbor do with a chicken one morning before church?
(a) Feed it.
(b) Chase it through the yard with a broomstick.
(c) Ring its neck.
(d) Sing to it.

10. What was Andy's most important talent?
(a) He could fire a gun.
(b) He could whistle.
(c) He could catch a skunk.
(d) He could sing.

11. What did Zippy tell Julie that her neighbor Edythe ate?
(a) Stews made out of puppies.
(b) Witch's Brew.
(c) Brats with beer.
(d) Only vegetables.

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

13. What did the mud room at Big Dave and Debbie's house hold?
(a) Two deep freezers and four or five saddles on saw horses.
(b) The telephone.
(c) A small place for boots.
(d) Just a coat hanger.

14. Why, according to the author, is there so little information about Mooreland during the 60s and 70s?
(a) The town was annexed by Cleveland in the 1980s.
(b) Church records were not kept.
(c) There are few people left who can reliably tell it.
(d) The town wasn't around that far back.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the banty hen Zippy had?

2. In 1940, what was the population of Mooreland?

3. Who signed the official, lifetime certificate making Zippy a member of the Mafia?

4. What grade was Julie's sister in when she died?

5. How did Zippy get her name?

(see the answer keys)

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