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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 skunk.
(d) A rabbit.

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

3. What did the Driftwood smell like to Zippy?
(a) Mold, Tile Cleaner, Mr. Clean.
(b) Basic truck, Old Spice, Lucky Strikes and gasoline.
(c) Fried foods -- especially fish.
(d) Cats and finger nail polish remover.

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

5. Who did Zippy's uncle marry and divorce four times?
(a) Betty.
(b) Squirrelly.
(c) Funny Josie.
(d) Franny.

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

7. Who did Zippy's mom listen to on the television every Sunday?
(a) Betty White.
(b) Batsell Barrett Baxter.
(c) Gracie Allen.
(d) The Lone Ranger.

8. How many churches were in Mooreland?
(a) 3.
(b) 12.
(c) 25.
(d) 16.

9. What was Daniel's punishment for what he did to Melinda when she locked him out of the bathroom?
(a) He was grounded for a whole month.
(b) He had to apologize to Melinda.
(c) He had to help his dad put the door back on the hinges.
(d) He had to let Melinda ride to school in his car every morning for a week.

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

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

12. What did dinner at Big Dave and Debbie's house always involve?
(a) Lots of bread.
(b) Salad.
(c) Vegetables.
(d) A Fry Daddy.

13. What color crayon did the kindergarten teacher give Julie on her first day of class?
(a) Red.
(b) Pink.
(c) Blue.
(d) Orange.

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

15. In 1940, what was the population of Mooreland?
(a) 2000 people.
(b) A million people.
(c) 600 people.
(d) About 300 people.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Navajo?

2. Who lived next door to Zippy with a dog named Lucky?

3. What was Zippy's father's reaction to her chicken being killed?

4. How far away is New Castle from Mooreland?

5. What was the name of the camper that belonged to Zippy's parents?

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