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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 Julie's dad gather from his truck every night when he came home?
(a) His money clip and his lighter.
(b) His bowling ball and his gun.
(c) His briefcase, and his cigarettes.
(d) His wallet, his lighter, and his gun.

2. Who lived next door to Zippy with a dog named Lucky?
(a) Josie Terrance.
(b) Minnie Hodson.
(c) Timmy Allen.
(d) Mr. Sticks.

3. Who did Zippy's dad say was Melinda's real dad?
(a) Doc Holiday.
(b) Timmy's dad.
(c) Slim Jenkins.
(d) Dave Newman.

4. What was the name of the horse that Zippy's dad kept in the shed?
(a) Spots.
(b) Gracie.
(c) Lucky.
(d) Princess.

5. When Zippy's dad gathered all his friends hunting dogs on his front lawn one night, what did he say he was doing?
(a) Watching for burglers.
(b) Hunting.
(c) Going fishing.
(d) Dog-sitting.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was Navajo?

3. What was Andy's most important talent?

4. What was Zippy's cat's name that she thought she'd lost forever but later found inside Petey's house?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why did Zippy's neighbor Reed threaten to kill her dogs?

5. Why was it important to Zippy that her sister win the Fair Queen in 1972?

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

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

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

9. 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?

10. Why did Zippy think about her did leaving everyday but not mentioning work?

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