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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. What was Daniel's punishment for what he did to Melinda when she locked him out of the bathroom?

2. Why did Melinda win Fair Queen by default?

3. What saved Zippy's life when she got a staph infection in her ear?

4. What did Zippy call her most beloved blanket?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Kai check on everyone at bedtime?

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

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

6. Who was Julie's voice and why?

7. What did it mean for Zippy to attend Julie's grandfather's funeral?

8. How did Zippy's interviews go with her mother?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

With the introduction of Dana and Melinda cleaning the house for her slumber party, what is evident about the Jarvis's house? What dark side does this bring forth? How does this signal Zippy's mom's depression?

Essay Topic 3

How did Zippy's dad prepare to go camping? How would you describe this behavior? Why do you think Zippy's dad went through this ritual? Why was this important to him?

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