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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What stalling games did Zippy play to keep from leaving for church on time?
(a) "I Can't Find my Other Shoe" and "I've Lost my Little Pink New Testament."
(b) I Need to Feed the Dog."
(c) "I Need to Brush my Teeth."
(d) "I Need Coffee Before Church."

2. 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.

3. How much did it cost to vote for the Fair Queen?
(a) A quarter.
(b) It didn't cost any money to vote.
(c) A dollar.
(d) A penny.

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

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

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

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

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

9. What deformity, according to Zippy's mom, was she born with that they had removed?
(a) A cone-shaped head.
(b) Crooked teeth.
(c) A tail.
(d) A deformed finger.

10. What did Mooreland NOT have that New Castle did have?
(a) Churches.
(b) Cemeteries.
(c) Taverns, theaters, or department stores.
(d) Diners.

11. How often did Edyth wash her hair?
(a) Every day.
(b) Every week.
(c) Once a year.
(d) Once a month.

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

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

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

15. What did Zippy learn from the T.V. show Marcus Welby, M.D. that would kill her dad?
(a) Giving up coffee.
(b) Drinking too much beer.
(c) Smoking.
(d) Eating red meat.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why, according to the author, is there so little information about Mooreland during the 60s and 70s?

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

4. Which church was in the middle of town?

5. Why, according to Zippy's mom, did she and Zippy's father go to visit the gypsies one night?

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