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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 mom make for Jenny in ceramics class?
(a) A rooster.
(b) A bowl with a rabbit on top filled with chocolates.
(c) A cookie jar.
(d) A ceramic box.

2. When Rose got a piano, what did Zippy play on it?
(a) Oh, Come, All Ye Faithful.
(b) Silent Night.
(c) Hail, Hail, Rock and Roll.
(d) He Lives.

3. Who was Julie's favorite horse?
(a) Stepper.
(b) Jack.
(c) Mingo.
(d) Coal.

4. What did Zippy's mom get in trouble for in Catholic School?
(a) For asking if God left when the candles went out.
(b) For talking back to a teacher.
(c) For wearing her skirts too short.
(d) For skipping classes.

5. What did the Jarvis's NEVER eat on?
(a) Their laps.
(b) The dining room table and the breakfast bar.
(c) The kitchen counter.
(d) T.V trays.

6. What lesson had Zippy's grandmother told Zippy's mom about marriage?
(a) That marriage is a gift from God.
(b) That a woman has got to make herself absolutely clear, early on.
(c) That all men are stupid.
(d) That religion holds a marriage together.

7. What did Zippy do with the dog she got from the hippie couple?
(a) She gave it to Dave Newman.
(b) She gave it to her minister.
(c) She gave it to her dad for father's day.
(d) She kept it for herself.

8. What did Zippy's father win gambling that belonged to Zippy and only Zippy?
(a) A popcorn machine.
(b) An organ,
(c) A stuffed monkey.
(d) A juke box.

9. What did Zippy think when her mother left one day mad at her father?
(a) "She's going to live with the Newmans."
(b) "She's going to live with the gypsies."
(c) "It won't be long now."
(d) "Dad will never let her come back."

10. How long did Zippy's family have the dog?
(a) 1 week.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 14 years.
(d) 1 year.

11. Why did the people in Mooreland think Zippy's mother was a Communist?
(a) Because she returned to college.
(b) Because she befriended people of color in the town.
(c) Because she read all the time.
(d) Because she subscribed to Atlantic Monthly.

12. How did Zippy feel about her brother?
(a) She hated him.
(b) She thought he was mean.
(c) She thought he had a beautiful singing voice.
(d) He moved her.

13. During the big fight between Zippy's parents, what did Zippy's mom ask her father?
(a) "Are you going to hit me?"
(b) "Are you leaving?"
(c) "What woman have you been seeing?"
(d) "Do you want a divorce?"

14. Who found Zippy when she fell off her bike on her way to her brother's house?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Levon.
(d) Julie.

15. When Zippy was "stalking good works" whom did she try to help first, describing her as "164 years old"?
(a) Agnes Johnson.
(b) Mildred.
(c) Edyth.
(d) Debbie.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the night of her sister's slumber party, what did Zippy think she saw in the trees?

2. What did Melinda ask Zippy about their father when Zippy visited her while she was sewing?

3. Who was the undisputed master of hooking rugs in Mooreland?

4. What one concession did Zippy want on her new bicycle that her father built for her?

5. What did Zippy's mom think of Dan's ESP power?

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