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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Melinda ask Zippy about their father when Zippy visited her while she was sewing?
(a) "Can dad come over and work on my sink?"
(b) "Did he fix your bike?"
(c) "Is he working?"
(d) "Is he drinking?"

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

3. When Zippy was "stalking good works" whom did she try to help first, describing her as "164 years old"?
(a) Edyth.
(b) Agnes Johnson.
(c) Mildred.
(d) Debbie.

4. What did Dana's father put in their pristine barn?
(a) Chickens.
(b) A horse.
(c) A ping pong table.
(d) Dogs.

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

6. How did Zippy's parents listen to Christmas carols?
(a) On the record player.
(b) On her dad's little brown radio.
(c) On the tape recorder.
(d) On T.V.

7. How did Shorty Gard decorate their house at Christmas?
(a) With colored bulbs.
(b) With a life-sized Santa and Mrs. Clause.
(c) With a string of white lights along the fence.
(d) With lighted deer.

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

9. What did Zippy's mom make for Jenny in ceramics class?
(a) A cookie jar.
(b) A ceramic box.
(c) A bowl with a rabbit on top filled with chocolates.
(d) A rooster.

10. What happened to the beginning of Zippy's ninth summer?
(a) She grew four inches and outgrew all her clothes.
(b) Her feet grew four sizes and she wore flip flops all the time.
(c) Her grandmother died.
(d) She outgrew her bicycle.

11. What game were Julie and Dana playing on the playground after school one day?
(a) Monkey bars.
(b) H-O-R-S-E.
(c) Hopscotch.
(d) Jump rope.

12. Who was Zippy talking to when she had her first big swear?
(a) Dana.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Melinda.
(d) Julie.

13. What did Zippy vomit into a glass where her mother worked?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Chocolate milk.
(c) Carrots.
(d) Cake.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened when David Lee was wrestling and threw Zippy?

2. What did Zippy name the dog?

3. Who found Zippy when she fell off her bike on her way to her brother's house?

4. How long did Zippy's family have the dog?

5. Where did the gambling group meet where the owner was found shot dead?

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