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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. When Zippy was taking the parcels to her brother's house, what did she hit that made her fall down?
2. What did Dan play in the band?
3. Why did Dan start playing basketball?
4. What did Mr. McCutcheon do for Dan?
5. What did Mildred dust that surprised Zippy?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why did Zippy's mother tell Zippy she believed in God because she had to?
2. What did Zippy's grandma tell her new daughter-in-law when she was first married?
3. What was the Danny's most prominent characteristic according to Zippy?
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. What did Zippy mean when her mother rode off on her bike and Zippy thought, "It won't be long now."
6. How did Zippy confuse the Great Depression with the depression her mother suffered from?
7. What does the love of crafts say about the time period that Zippy grew up in?
8. What was the ultimate reason Zippy did not get the presents she wanted for Christmas?
9. How did Zippy's father prepare for camping? Why did he always have what he needed?
10. What was Sissy's idea of a good Christian and what did Zippy decide to do to become one?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What was Zippy's view of her father? How did she describe the things she believed he was good at? Why do you think he always carried a gun? Do you agree with Zippy's statement, "In short, he was what it meant to be a father and a man in 1971"?
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
Does the author believe that Mooreland is the same now as it was when she grew up there? What does she say about the current residents? Why do you think she writes this disclaimer in the Prologue of the book? What, in Zippy's personality, is the author trying to protect when she does this?
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