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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's dad tell her he got for Christmas during the Depression?
2. What did Zippy also get the year she got the piano for Christmas?
3. What happened to Dana in the end?
4. Why did the people in Mooreland think Zippy's mother was a Communist?
5. What was unique about Dana's parents?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why did Robert Frost's poem mean so much to Zippy?
2. What was the Danny's most prominent characteristic according to Zippy?
3. What does the love of crafts say about the time period that Zippy grew up in?
4. 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?
5. Why was Zippy's father at home and playing cards with her one day ?
6. What was Zippy's view of Jesus? How did she feel about him? What did she think of the portrait that hung in her house?
7. Why did Zippy's mom believe that Daniel's ESP was the "blocker" type.
8. How did Zippy's father prepare for camping? Why did he always have what he needed?
9. What did Zippy's mom mean when she said usually "people aren't thinking about you at all"?
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
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?
Essay Topic 3
Describe Jule Newman's parent's home. What did Zippy do there? Why was the home so inviting? Was it the actual structure or was it Julie's family? What were some of the activities that Julie and Zippy did while at Julie's house? Why did the activities make this place so special for Zippy? Why was it such a haven for Zippy?
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