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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What divided the kitchen from the den in Zippy's house?
(a) The living room.
(b) The study.
(c) The breakfast bar.
(d) The formal dining room.

4. What played on the record player when Zippy's dad taught her to dance the box step?
(a) "Theme from a Summer Place."
(b) Bing Crosby.
(c) "I Want to Hold your Hand."
(d) Tony Bennett.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Driftwood smell like to Zippy?

2. What was Zippy's father's reaction to her chicken being killed?

3. How much did it cost to vote for the Fair Queen?

4. What bordered the north and south ends of town in Mooreland?

5. Who did Zippy's uncle marry and divorce four times?

Short Essay Questions

1. By throwing the runt piglet on the pile of dead carcasses, what did Julie show Zippy that she knew?

2. What was unavailable to buy at the drugstore in Mooreland? What is the irony of this situation?

3. What was the only reason Melinda thought anyone would ever read a book about Mooreland, Indiana?

4. What did it mean for Zippy to attend Julie's grandfather's funeral?

5. How did the population of Mooreland, Indiana, stay at about three hundred?

6. How did Zippy's dad's react to the teacher's comment that she colored outside the lines? Why do you think he reacted that way?

7. Who was Julie's voice and why?

8. What do you think happened after Zippy's father confronted his neighbor Reed?

9. Why was Zippy so emotional when Andy sang "Poor Wayfaring Stranger" at Jigger's funeral?

10. How, as a baby, did Zippy take a nap? What does this story indicate to the reader?

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