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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 Zippy vomit into a glass where her mother worked?

2. What instrument did Zippy want to play in the band?

3. What did the Jarvis's NEVER eat on?

4. Who found Zippy when she fell off her bike on her way to her brother's house?

5. What did Zippy's mom get in trouble for in Catholic School?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Zippy's mom mean when she said usually "people aren't thinking about you at all"?

2. Why was Zippy so stunned by the question Melinda asks about their father: "Is he drinking?"

3. What was Dana's life like at home?

4. How did Zippy confuse the Great Depression with the depression her mother suffered from?

5. What did Zippy learn about her dad from her adult sister?

6. What happened to Zippy's grandmother's house? How was it moved? How does the fact that it is on a graveyard affect the story and image of Zippy's grandmother?

7. What was the ultimate reason Zippy did not get the presents she wanted for Christmas?

8. How did Polly's brother connect Mooreland to the rest of the world for the reader?

9. What did Zippy mean when her mother rode off on her bike and Zippy thought, "It won't be long now."

10. What was Zippy's memory of the drive in theater?

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

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 3

If the Jarvis's were poor, Zippy was completely unaware. Give examples from the book that tell the reader that Zippy came from a poor family. Give examples from the book that indicate that Zippy was unaware of their poverty.

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