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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of Zippy's rooster?
(a) Joe.
(b) Tulilp.
(c) Speckles.
(d) Red.

2. What did Zippy tell Julie that her neighbor Edythe ate?
(a) Witch's Brew.
(b) Only vegetables.
(c) Brats with beer.
(d) Stews made out of puppies.

3. What was Zippy's father's reaction to her chicken being killed?
(a) He left the house with a .357 Magnum.
(b) He chuckled.
(c) He played a card game with Zippy to cheer her up.
(d) He sat down and ate dinner without a word.

4. What was Navajo?
(a) The man who owned the Diner.
(b) The only American Indian in town.
(c) Dave Newman's most beloved horse.
(d) The priest at the Catholic church.

5. How many churches were in Mooreland?
(a) 25.
(b) 12.
(c) 16.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Zippy see her next door neighbor do with a chicken one morning before church?

2. What was Zippy's favorite campground?

3. What did the mud room at Big Dave and Debbie's house hold?

4. What did Zippy's dad give the dogs to bark at when he kept the dogs on his front lawn?

5. What did Zippy's father's have everywhere he went?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Zippy want to be when she grew up? Why are these choices unique?

2. How did Zippy envision getting ready and walking to church?

3. What did it mean for Zippy to attend Julie's grandfather's funeral?

4. What was unavailable to buy at the drugstore in Mooreland? What is the irony of this situation?

5. Why did Zippy's neighbor Reed threaten to kill her dogs?

6. How did Kai check on everyone at bedtime?

7. Why do you think Zippy's mom was absent during the night of the "dog-sitting?"

8. What deal did Zippy and her dad reach about the pink Bible?

9. How did the dog Kai protect Zippy when she was a child? What does this say about the general opinion of animals in this household?

10. How did Zippy view the story about how Julie's parents met, married, and lost their daughter Connie?

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