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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. Who did Zippy's dad say was Melinda's real dad?

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

3. Which friend of Zippy's had red hair?

4. Who signed the official, lifetime certificate making Zippy a member of the Mafia?

5. Where is the town of Mooreland, Indiana, located?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What deal did Zippy and her dad reach about the pink Bible?

3. How did Zippy view the story about how Julie's parents met, married, and lost their daughter Connie?

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

5. What do you think happened after Zippy's father confronted his neighbor Reed?

6. How did Zippy envision getting ready and walking to church?

7. How did Kai check on everyone at bedtime?

8. What did Zippy's dad use to keep the dogs barking all night when he was "dog-sitting?"

9. Why was Zippy so emotional when Andy sang "Poor Wayfaring Stranger" at Jigger's funeral?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was Zippy's view of her father? How did she describe the things she believed he was good at? Why do you think he always carried a gun? Do you agree with Zippy's statement, "In short, he was what it meant to be a father and a man in 1971"?

Essay Topic 2

What did Zippy think of going to church on Sunday? How did she stall before church? What were some of her tricks? Was Zippy's opinion of church influenced by her father? How? How did her opinion change after he took her to "his" church?

Essay Topic 3

Compare Julie's not talking to Zippy's not talking? At what stages of their lives did they do this? What is significant about this comparison? What did this say about their friends? How did Zippy know what Julie was thinking?

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