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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 Dana steal from Zippy?

2. What game did Dana and Zippy play when speaking?

3. What did Zippy vomit into a glass where her mother worked?

4. What did Dana's parents do after work?

5. How old was Dan when Melinda was born?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Zippy's mom believe that Daniel's ESP was the "blocker" type.

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

4. What does the love of crafts say about the time period that Zippy grew up in?

5. What did Zippy think of her father's belief in God after he took Zippy to his "church?"

6. What did Zippy's grandma tell her new daughter-in-law when she was first married?

7. How did Zippy describe the doorknobs in her parent's bedroom getting stuck together?

8. Why did Zippy's mother tell Zippy she believed in God because she had to?

9. Why did Zippy feel everything in her life changed when Dana moved to town?

10. What instrument did Zippy what to play and why was it not accepted by the music teacher?

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

Explain what the author means by the statement that there was no multiculturalism in Mooreland, IN. Please reference her examples. What did Zippy view as multiculturalism? Was it different colors of skin or different classes of people? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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