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

2. What television actor was Zippy deeply and tragically in love with?
(a) Darren from Bewitched.
(b) Marcus Welby, M.D.
(c) Gilligan.
(d) Telly Savalas.

3. How did Zippy's mom refer to Zippy's birth?
(a) As "Our little surprise."
(b) As "A warm day, too hot to think."
(c) As "an afterthought."
(d) As "On Melinda's birthday."

4. Who signed the official, lifetime certificate making Zippy a member of the Mafia?
(a) Lou Avenger.
(b) James Bond.
(c) Leonardo "The Lion" Gravitano Salvatore.
(d) The Godfather.

5. 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) Going fishing.
(d) Watching for burglers.

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

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

8. Why did Melinda win Fair Queen by default?
(a) Carolyn was three months pregnant.
(b) Carolyn was over the age limit.
(c) Carolyn had enlisted in the army.
(d) Carolyn was secretly married.

9. Where is the town of Mooreland, Indiana, located?
(a) East of Wichita.
(b) North of New Castle and east of Epileptic Village.
(c) South of New Manchester.
(d) North of Epileptic City.

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

11. When Daniel could not get into the bathroom one morning before school because Melinda was in there, what did he do?
(a) He got one of his dad's guns and threatened to shoot off the lock.
(b) He left and got ready in the school bathroom.
(c) He took the bathroom door off the hinges.
(d) When Melinda opened the door, he told her he would kill her if she ever did that again.

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

13. What was Navajo?
(a) Dave Newman's most beloved horse.
(b) The only American Indian in town.
(c) The priest at the Catholic church.
(d) The man who owned the Diner.

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

15. What was Zippy asked to do for Andy's family when they went on vacation?
(a) Bring in the mail and newspapers.
(b) Feed the cats.
(c) Dog-sit old Jiggers.
(d) Clean their house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Zippy's rooster?

2. What was Andy's most important talent?

3. When did most people in Mooreland take their vacations during Zippy's childhood?

4. What did Julie's dad gather from his truck every night when he came home?

5. What was the slogan for Melinda in the Fair Parade when she rode in the convertible?

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