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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, according to Zippy, was bigger and meaner than the Mafia?

2. What was Zippy's favorite campground?

3. Who was chosen Fair Queen during the ceremony when Melinda ran?

4. How often did Edyth wash her hair?

5. Who owned the drugstore in town?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

5. How did Kai check on everyone at bedtime?

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

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

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

9. How did the dog Kai protect Zippy when she was a child? What does this say about the general opinion of animals in this household?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

What did Zippy's dad do for a living? Was it ever made clear to the reader? Did he have a gambling problem? Why did Zippy's mom go to work at the Diner? What does this tell the reader about their financial situation?

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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