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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. How did Zippy's mom refer to Zippy's birth?
(a) As "On Melinda's birthday."
(b) As "an afterthought."
(c) As "A warm day, too hot to think."
(d) As "Our little surprise."

2. When Ruth Huff died, how many animals were in her house?
(a) 147.
(b) 10.
(c) 3 including King.
(d) 67 plus King.

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

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

5. How did Zippy's sister react to the news that Zippy's chicken was killed?
(a) She laughed until she cried.
(b) She cried with Zippy.
(c) She seemed unconcerned.
(d) She told Zippy she was very sorry.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Zippy do with the last egg from her chicken?

3. What did the Driftwood smell like to Zippy?

4. Where did Reed Ball, Zippy's neighbor, sit all the time and watch her house?

5. What was Daniel's punishment for what he did to Melinda when she locked him out of the bathroom?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do you think happened after Zippy's father confronted his neighbor Reed?

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

3. Who was Julie's voice and why?

4. What did Zippy's dad use to keep the dogs barking all night when he was "dog-sitting?"

5. How, as a baby, did Zippy take a nap? What does this story indicate to the reader?

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

7. What was Daniel's reaction when he broke the bathroom door and saw Melinda sitting on the edge of the tub fully dressed?

8. Why was Zippy so emotional when Andy sang "Poor Wayfaring Stranger" at Jigger's funeral?

9. What was the only reason Melinda thought anyone would ever read a book about Mooreland, Indiana?

10. When Zippy asked her sister about the child with disabilities, how did her sister handle it? How did this show maturity in her sister?

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