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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 lived next door to Zippy with a dog named Lucky?
2. Why, according to the author, is there so little information about Mooreland during the 60s and 70s?
3. Why did Zippy's sister Melinda think nobody had written a book about Mooreland?
4. How far away is New Castle from Mooreland?
5. Why, according to Zippy's mom, did she and Zippy's father go to visit the gypsies one night?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why do you think Zippy's mom was absent during the night of the "dog-sitting?"
2. What did Zippy's dad use to keep the dogs barking all night when he was "dog-sitting?"
3. Why was Zippy so emotional when Andy sang "Poor Wayfaring Stranger" at Jigger's funeral?
4. How, as a baby, did Zippy take a nap? What does this story indicate to the reader?
5. 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?
6. What does Zippy's mother tell her about the green bag that she traded with the gypsies?
7. What were the expectations about Zippy training Speckles, the chicken?
8. What was Daniel's reaction when he broke the bathroom door and saw Melinda sitting on the edge of the tub fully dressed?
9. What was Zippy's memory of the tornado that came to her school?
10. How did Zippy's interviews go with her mother?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Who wrote the letter to Zippy at Christmas and what did it mean for Zippy? What do you think the author of the letter meant by "Thank you for not losing faith" and "Thank you for being so brave tonight"?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Did Zippy's mom feel guilty about Zippy being sick as a baby? How did that manifest in her life and her raising of Zippy?
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