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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. Where is the town of Mooreland, Indiana, located?
(a) North of New Castle and east of Epileptic Village.
(b) East of Wichita.
(c) South of New Manchester.
(d) North of Epileptic City.

2. What did Reed Ball threaten to do to Zippy's dogs if they didn't stop barking?
(a) Let them out of their cages.
(b) Steal them.
(c) Poison them.
(d) Shoot them.

3. How many churches were in Mooreland?
(a) 16.
(b) 25.
(c) 3.
(d) 12.

4. Why did Melinda win Fair Queen by default?
(a) Carolyn was secretly married.
(b) Carolyn had enlisted in the army.
(c) Carolyn was three months pregnant.
(d) Carolyn was over the age limit.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Daniel could not get into the bathroom one morning before school because Melinda was in there, what did he do?

2. Which church did Zippy go to every Sunday with her mother?

3. Why did Zippy's sister Melinda think nobody had written a book about Mooreland?

4. Where did most people bury their animals, defying city codes?

5. What was the name of Zippy's rooster?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Zippy want to be when she grew up? Why are these choices unique?

3. How did Zippy's interviews go with her mother?

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

5. What do you think Doc Holiday really thought of Zippy?

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

7. Explain the cure for the illness Zippy had as a child. How does this information put the story in context for the year it occurred?

8. What does Zippy's mother tell her about the green bag that she traded with the gypsies?

9. How did Zippy envision getting ready and walking to church?

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

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