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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What one concession did Zippy want on her new bicycle that her father built for her?
(a) Playing cards in the spokes.
(b) A horn that played music.
(c) Brakes on the handle bars.
(d) Brightly colored streamers.

3. What was unique about Dana's parents?
(a) They were younger than most of the other parents.
(b) They were Cuban.
(c) They were older than most of the other parents.
(d) They had been married and divorced three times to each other.

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

5. At the Newman's birthday party, who did NOT jump into the corn pile?
(a) Zippy.
(b) Julie.
(c) Randolf.
(d) Dana.

6. What astrological sign was Zippy?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Pisces.
(c) Leo.
(d) Gemini.

7. What did Mildred do when she heard that smoking was bad for her health?
(a) She quit for a year and then started smoking again.
(b) She only smoked four cigarettes a day.
(c) She never smoked again.
(d) She started drinking instead of smoking.

8. Who was Zippy's fourth grade teacher?
(a) Mr.s Holiday.
(b) Edyth.
(c) Mrs. Denver.
(d) Mr. Piccallo.

9. When Zippy was taking the parcels to her brother's house, what did she hit that made her fall down?
(a) A lamppost.
(b) The railroad tracks.
(c) A dog.
(d) A hole in the road.

10. Where was Zippy's bedroom?
(a) She shared a room with her sister.
(b) On the back of the house.
(c) She didn't have a proper bedroom.
(d) Next to Melinda's.

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

12. What had Melinda done to her house after she got married?
(a) She planted a garden.
(b) She set fire to it twice.
(c) She painted it blue.
(d) She kept chickens inside.

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

14. What grade was Dan in when he started playing basketball?
(a) Sophomore in high school.
(b) Fourth grade.
(c) Kindergarten.
(d) College.

15. Where did Zippy's family keep her pony Tim without permission?
(a) In Zippy's back yard.
(b) Behind the Friends Church in a meadow.
(c) In Tall Oaks campground.
(d) In their own back yard.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Zippy's parents listen to Christmas carols?

2. In the picture taken in Vietnam, what was Polly's brother standing on top of?

3. What did Zippy think when her mother left one day mad at her father?

4. Who was Sissy Bellings' half-brother?

5. What did Zippy also get the year she got the piano for Christmas?

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