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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's mom get in trouble for in Catholic School?
(a) For talking back to a teacher.
(b) For wearing her skirts too short.
(c) For asking if God left when the candles went out.
(d) For skipping classes.

2. How did Zippy's dad cook a turkey?
(a) In a roaster.
(b) In an oven.
(c) In a "turkey fryer."
(d) In a "turkey tent" over a fire.

3. Who was Julie's favorite horse?
(a) Jack.
(b) Stepper.
(c) Coal.
(d) Mingo.

4. What game were Julie and Dana playing on the playground after school one day?
(a) Monkey bars.
(b) H-O-R-S-E.
(c) Hopscotch.
(d) Jump rope.

5. What did Zippy name the dog?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Red.
(c) Zippy.
(d) Scout.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of gun did Zippy's dad keep in a shoulder holster.

2. What happened when David Lee was wrestling and threw Zippy?

3. Who in Zippy's family was REALLY adopted as a baby?

4. Where did Zippy's family keep her pony Tim without permission?

5. After the fall on the way to her brother's house, what did Zippy have embedded in the heel of her foot?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Polly's brother connect Mooreland to the rest of the world for the reader?

2. Describe the Jarvis's Christmas tree? What does it indicate about their family?

3. Why was Zippy's father at home and playing cards with her one day ?

4. Why was Zippy so stunned by the question Melinda asks about their father: "Is he drinking?"

5. What was the Danny's most prominent characteristic according to Zippy?

6. What did Zippy's mom mean when she said usually "people aren't thinking about you at all"?

7. Why did Zippy's mom get kicked out of Catholic school?

8. Why did Zippy's mother tell Zippy she believed in God because she had to?

9. Why did Zippy feel everything in her life changed when Dana moved to town?

10. What was Zippy's memory of the drive in theater?

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