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

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

3. Why did Julie's punches hurt so much?
(a) She knew where to hit that it would really hurt.
(b) She raised the knuckle of her middle finger.
(c) She knew how to swing really hard.
(d) She wore a big ruby ring on her middle finger.

4. How much did it cost to vote for the Fair Queen?
(a) A quarter.
(b) A penny.
(c) A dollar.
(d) It didn't cost any money to vote.

5. What did Zippy see her next door neighbor do with a chicken one morning before church?
(a) Sing to it.
(b) Feed it.
(c) Chase it through the yard with a broomstick.
(d) Ring its neck.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Zippy's sister react to the news that Zippy's chicken was killed?

2. How much, according to Zippy, did the hoods of Chevrolet vehicles weigh?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Kai check on everyone at bedtime?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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