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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Zippy asked to do for Andy's family when they went on vacation?
(a) Feed the cats.
(b) Dog-sit old Jiggers.
(c) Clean their house.
(d) Bring in the mail and newspapers.

2. Who did Zippy's dad say was Melinda's real dad?
(a) Slim Jenkins.
(b) Timmy's dad.
(c) Doc Holiday.
(d) Dave Newman.

3. What television actor was Zippy deeply and tragically in love with?
(a) Darren from Bewitched.
(b) Marcus Welby, M.D.
(c) Gilligan.
(d) Telly Savalas.

4. In 1940, what was the population of Mooreland?
(a) 600 people.
(b) About 300 people.
(c) A million people.
(d) 2000 people.

5. What was Zippy wearing in her second grade picture?
(a) Pants and a top.
(b) A light pink dress with ruffles that she hated.
(c) A light-blue jumper her mother made.
(d) Her winter coat.

6. Who did Zippy's uncle marry and divorce four times?
(a) Squirrelly.
(b) Funny Josie.
(c) Franny.
(d) Betty.

7. Which friend of Zippy's had red hair?
(a) Melinda.
(b) Julie Newman.
(c) Timmy.
(d) Dana.

8. What was the slogan for Melinda in the Fair Parade when she rode in the convertible?
(a) A pioneer woman with a pioneer spirit.
(b) A beautiful girl for a beautiful town.
(c) An old-fashioned girl with an old-fashioned smile.
(d) A midwestern beauty for a happy midwestern town.

9. How did Zippy get her name?
(a) After a little chimpanzee her dad saw roller-skating on television.
(b) After a Disney character.
(c) After a character on television who was on the Davy Crockett Show.
(d) After the Zippy lighter fluid that her dad used in his lighter.

10. What did Zippy do with the last egg from her chicken?
(a) Put it in the refrigerator until it dried up.
(b) Gave it to Julie.
(c) Ate it for breakfast.
(d) Buried it.

11. What did Zippy's brother Daniel wear as a kid?
(a) A leather jacket.
(b) A red shirt with no collar.
(c) A cowboy hat and boots.
(d) A coonskin hat like Davy Crockett.

12. What played on the record player when Zippy's dad taught her to dance the box step?
(a) Bing Crosby.
(b) "Theme from a Summer Place."
(c) "I Want to Hold your Hand."
(d) Tony Bennett.

13. How often did Edyth wash her hair?
(a) Once a year.
(b) Once a month.
(c) Every week.
(d) Every day.

14. Who, according to Zippy, was bigger and meaner than the Mafia?
(a) The Church of Christ.
(b) Salvation Army.
(c) Jehovah's Witnesses.
(d) Her brother.

15. What did Zippy call her most beloved blanket?
(a) Red.
(b) The doggy bed.
(c) Blanky.
(d) My Shirley Quilt.

Short Answer Questions

1. At Jiggers funeral, what song did Andy sing?

2. When did most people in Mooreland take their vacations during Zippy's childhood?

3. Why, according to Zippy's mom, did she and Zippy's father go to visit the gypsies one night?

4. What was Andy's most important talent?

5. Which church did Zippy go to every Sunday with her mother?

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