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

2. Who was chosen Fair Queen during the ceremony when Melinda ran?
(a) Mildred.
(b) Julie.
(c) Carolyn.
(d) Betty.

3. What grade was Julie's sister in when she died?
(a) Sophomore in high school.
(b) She was an adult.
(c) 6th.
(d) 2nd.

4. What color crayon did the kindergarten teacher give Julie on her first day of class?
(a) Orange.
(b) Pink.
(c) Red.
(d) Blue.

5. How did Zippy's sister react to the news that Zippy's chicken was killed?
(a) She cried with Zippy.
(b) She seemed unconcerned.
(c) She told Zippy she was very sorry.
(d) She laughed until she cried.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many four-way stops did the town of Mooreland have?

2. What did Zippy's mom call her when she jumped down stairs, skipping every other one?

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

4. What did the Driftwood smell like to Zippy?

5. How many churches were in Mooreland?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Zippy get her name? Why did the nickname stick?

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

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

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

6. Why do you think Zippy's mom was absent during the night of the "dog-sitting?"

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

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

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

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

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