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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Zippy call her most beloved blanket?
(a) Blanky.
(b) The doggy bed.
(c) Red.
(d) My Shirley Quilt.

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

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

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

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

6. 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.

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

8. What did Zippy's brother Daniel wear as a kid?
(a) A red shirt with no collar.
(b) A coonskin hat like Davy Crockett.
(c) A leather jacket.
(d) A cowboy hat and boots.

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. What was the name of the horse that Zippy's dad kept in the shed?
(a) Gracie.
(b) Princess.
(c) Spots.
(d) Lucky.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Zippy's dad gathered all his friends hunting dogs on his front lawn one night, what did he say he was doing?

2. How did Zippy's mom refer to Zippy's birth?

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

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

5. What kind of haircut was Zippy's favorite when she was little?

(see the answer keys)

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