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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 the town drugstore owner wear?
(a) Cardigan sweaters.
(b) Striped overalls.
(c) Suits.
(d) Bowties and suspenders.

2. Who did Zippy's uncle marry and divorce four times?
(a) Squirrelly.
(b) Franny.
(c) Funny Josie.
(d) Betty.

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

4. Who, according to Zippy, was bigger and meaner than the Mafia?
(a) Jehovah's Witnesses.
(b) Salvation Army.
(c) The Church of Christ.
(d) Her brother.

5. Which friend of Zippy's had red hair?
(a) Melinda.
(b) Julie Newman.
(c) Dana.
(d) Timmy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who died in the town of Mooreland when Zippy was born?

2. Where did Zippy's sister pinch her when she came in late to church?

3. What did Zippy call her most beloved blanket?

4. What was Andy's most important talent?

5. How did Zippy's mom refer to Zippy's birth?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Zippy's memory of the tornado that came to her school?

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

3. Who was Julie's voice and why?

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

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

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

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

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 do you think Doc Holiday really thought of Zippy?

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

(see the answer keys)

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