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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the party at Rose of Sharon's house, what gift did Zippy get?
(a) Shoes made from Cool Whip containters.
(b) Candles made with milk cartons.
(c) A purse made out of a plastic butter bowl.
(d) A hat knitted from yarn.

2. What did Dan play in the band?
(a) Flute.
(b) Piano.
(c) Drums.
(d) French horn.

3. What astrological sign was Zippy?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Gemini.
(c) Pisces.
(d) Leo.

4. What happened to Dana in the end?
(a) Dana moved away with her family.
(b) Her mother took her and left town.
(c) Dana left town one night with her dad.
(d) Dana's aunt came and claimed Dana was her daughter.

5. What did Zippy think of the six of clubs in a deck of cards?
(a) It was girly.
(b) It was a boy.
(c) The six was the devil.
(d) The club was a shovel.

6. What grade was Dan in when he started playing basketball?
(a) College.
(b) Kindergarten.
(c) Sophomore in high school.
(d) Fourth grade.

7. What happened when David Lee was wrestling and threw Zippy?
(a) He twisted her back.
(b) He broke her knee.
(c) He dislocated her arm.
(d) Zippy fell on her head and had a concussion.

8. What lesson had Zippy's grandmother told Zippy's mom about marriage?
(a) That marriage is a gift from God.
(b) That a woman has got to make herself absolutely clear, early on.
(c) That religion holds a marriage together.
(d) That all men are stupid.

9. What did Zippy's sister say about all the nurses at the hospital?
(a) They all thought Zippy was a mess.
(b) They were not good at their jobs.
(c) They all were scared of Zippy's mother.
(d) They all had crushes on Zippy's father.

10. What special talent, according to Zippy, did her mother have?
(a) She could cook anything in a crock pot.
(b) She was a college graduate.
(c) She could make any food crunch.
(d) She spoke French.

11. Where did Zippy go to find a newspaper to read about Polly's family?
(a) To the cemetery.
(b) To school.
(c) To the church.
(d) To her sister's house.

12. What rule did Zippy's father have about cards dealt by a dad?
(a) They should never be Aces.
(b) Players must accept them.
(c) They should always be worse cards than held by the dad.
(d) Players could exchange them.

13. What was Zippy's father really good at?
(a) Painting.
(b) Farming.
(c) Working.
(d) Smoking.

14. What did Dana's parents do after work?
(a) The went bowling.
(b) They went to bars to drink.
(c) They gambled at the riverboats.
(d) They went home to get ready for the next day.

15. What did Zippy's mom put in the cardboard box next to her couch?
(a) Books.
(b) Knitting.
(c) Sewing.
(d) T.V. guides.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was a Christmas disappointment for Zippy as far as gifts were concerned?

3. What did Zippy's father lose gambling that belonged to her and only her?

4. What did Dana's father put in their pristine barn?

5. What did Zippy's dad have a copy of hanging on the wall in the house that was decoupaged?

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