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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 think of Dan's ESP power?
(a) He could sense danger.
(b) He could read the future.
(c) He had a special religious feeling.
(d) He was a blocker.

2. Who was Sissy Bellings' half-brother?
(a) Zippy's father.
(b) Sammy Bellings.
(c) Daniel.
(d) Timmy.

3. What was Zippy's father really good at?
(a) Painting.
(b) Farming.
(c) Smoking.
(d) Working.

4. What did Dana's father put in their pristine barn?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Chickens.
(c) A ping pong table.
(d) A horse.

5. What was Polly's brother accused of?
(a) Robbing the gas station.
(b) Killing his commanding officer.
(c) Killing his wife's boyfriend.
(d) Killing innocent people in Vietnam.

6. What did Zippy's dad have a copy of hanging on the wall in the house that was decoupaged?
(a) His driver's license.
(b) The Constitution.
(c) The Bill of Rights.
(d) The Pledge of Allegiance.

7. What game did Dana and Zippy play when speaking?
(a) They spoke in Pig Latin.
(b) They communicated in Spanish only.
(c) They talked in really high voices.
(d) They slurred all the "s" sounds when speaking.

8. What did Zippy listen to at night when she slept next Dan's room?
(a) Rock and roll music.
(b) Dinah Shore.
(c) Bing Crosby.
(d) The baseball games.

9. At the party at Rose of Sharon's house, what gift did Zippy get?
(a) Candles made with milk cartons.
(b) A hat knitted from yarn.
(c) A purse made out of a plastic butter bowl.
(d) Shoes made from Cool Whip containters.

10. Who was the undisputed master of hooking rugs in Mooreland?
(a) Debbie Newman.
(b) Melinda.
(c) Zippy's mom.
(d) Zippy's dad.

11. What happened to the beginning of Zippy's ninth summer?
(a) She outgrew her bicycle.
(b) Her grandmother died.
(c) Her feet grew four sizes and she wore flip flops all the time.
(d) She grew four inches and outgrew all her clothes.

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

13. Who told Zippy's mom that she was ugly?
(a) Melinda.
(b) Zippy's grandfather.
(c) Zippy's father.
(d) Mildred, Zippy's grandmother.

14. What did Melinda ask Zippy about their father when Zippy visited her while she was sewing?
(a) "Is he working?"
(b) "Did he fix your bike?"
(c) "Can dad come over and work on my sink?"
(d) "Is he drinking?"

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Zippy's father lose gambling that belonged to her and only her?

2. Who was Julie's favorite horse?

3. What happened to Dana in the end?

4. What did Zippy's father win gambling that belonged to Zippy and only Zippy?

5. What did Mr. McCutcheon do for Dan?

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