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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 did Petey's rabbit do to Zippy?

2. Where did most people bury their animals, defying city codes?

3. What did the town drugstore owner wear?

4. What did Zippy's mom tell her she traded to get her from the gypsies?

5. What did the mud room at Big Dave and Debbie's house hold?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What was unavailable to buy at the drugstore in Mooreland? What is the irony of this situation?

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

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

6. By throwing the runt piglet on the pile of dead carcasses, what did Julie show Zippy that she knew?

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

8. 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?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

Although the author indicates that Mooreland was not connected to the outside world, what happened in this town that linked it with other towns across the country and gives the reader a sense of the year?

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