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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 had Melinda done to her house after she got married?
(a) She set fire to it twice.
(b) She painted it blue.
(c) She kept chickens inside.
(d) She planted a garden.

2. At the party at Rose of Sharon's house, what gift did Zippy get?
(a) A hat knitted from yarn.
(b) Shoes made from Cool Whip containters.
(c) A purse made out of a plastic butter bowl.
(d) Candles made with milk cartons.

3. What did Zippy's father lose gambling that belonged to her and only her?
(a) A ruby ring.
(b) A dresser from Zippy's room.
(c) A twenty-five dollar savings bond.
(d) Zippy's bracelet.

4. What did Dana steal from Zippy?
(a) Her homework.
(b) Money.
(c) Her friends.
(d) A job.

5. Where did Zippy's family keep her pony Tim without permission?
(a) In Zippy's back yard.
(b) In Tall Oaks campground.
(c) In their own back yard.
(d) Behind the Friends Church in a meadow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mildred dust that surprised Zippy?

2. When Zippy was "stalking good works" whom did she try to help first, describing her as "164 years old"?

3. What did Zippy record things on?

4. What did Zippy's dad have a copy of hanging on the wall in the house that was decoupaged?

5. What did Zippy's dad tell her he got for Christmas during the Depression?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Dana's life like at home?

2. How did Zippy describe the doorknobs in her parent's bedroom getting stuck together?

3. What was the significance of the hippies moving into town?

4. What instrument did Zippy what to play and why was it not accepted by the music teacher?

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

6. How much did Zippy understand about Dana's parents?

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

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

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

10. What does the love of crafts say about the time period that Zippy grew up in?

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