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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why, according to the author, is there so little information about Mooreland during the 60s and 70s?

2. What color crayon did the kindergarten teacher give Julie on her first day of class?

3. What bordered the north and south ends of town in Mooreland?

4. What was the name of the camper that belonged to Zippy's parents?

5. What did Zippy's father's have everywhere he went?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Zippy want to be when she grew up? Why are these choices unique?

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

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

5. 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?

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

7. How did Kai check on everyone at bedtime?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

After Zippy's dad confronted his neighbor Reed, he tells Zippy, "There's danger everywhere." What did he mean by this statement to his daughter? What was his bigger message?

Essay Topic 2

When did Zippy's mother show her independence? Do you think she returned to college? What do you think happened after Zippy's mother left that day on her bike? How do you think it changed the relationship between the mother and father?

Essay Topic 3

Zippy tended to exaggerate at certain times in the book. Is there a pattern to this behavior? What is it? When does Zippy exaggerate? How does Zippy exaggerate? Does it add to the story? How?

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