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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. Who owned the drugstore in town?
(a) Doc Holiday.
(b) Hilda.
(c) Mr. Sterling.
(d) Mr. Blandings.

2. What was the slogan for Melinda in the Fair Parade when she rode in the convertible?
(a) A midwestern beauty for a happy midwestern town.
(b) A pioneer woman with a pioneer spirit.
(c) A beautiful girl for a beautiful town.
(d) An old-fashioned girl with an old-fashioned smile.

3. What did Zippy's dad give the dogs to bark at when he kept the dogs on his front lawn?
(a) A skunk.
(b) A squirrel.
(c) A racoon.
(d) A rabbit.

4. Where did Zippy's sister pinch her when she came in late to church?
(a) Her behind just before she sat down.
(b) He cheeks.
(c) The tender skin inside the upper arm.
(d) The side of her leg.

5. What did Zippy tell Julie that her neighbor Edythe ate?
(a) Only vegetables.
(b) Witch's Brew.
(c) Brats with beer.
(d) Stews made out of puppies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the banty hen Zippy had?

2. What did Zippy do with the last egg from her chicken?

3. Who was chosen Fair Queen during the ceremony when Melinda ran?

4. When Zippy's dad gathered all his friends hunting dogs on his front lawn one night, what did he say he was doing?

5. Where is the town of Mooreland, Indiana, located?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Julie's voice and why?

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

3. 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?

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

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

6. How did the dog Kai protect Zippy when she was a child? What does this say about the general opinion of animals in this household?

7. When Zippy asked her sister about the child with disabilities, how did her sister handle it? How did this show maturity in her sister?

8. 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?

9. What was Daniel's reaction when he broke the bathroom door and saw Melinda sitting on the edge of the tub fully dressed?

10. What were the expectations about Zippy training Speckles, the chicken?

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