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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. Where did Reed Ball, Zippy's neighbor, sit all the time and watch her house?
(a) From a swing set in his back yard.
(b) In his truck.
(c) From a treehouse in his front yard.
(d) The front porch.

2. Who owned the drugstore in town?
(a) Hilda.
(b) Mr. Sterling.
(c) Mr. Blandings.
(d) Doc Holiday.

3. Why did Melinda win Fair Queen by default?
(a) Carolyn was three months pregnant.
(b) Carolyn had enlisted in the army.
(c) Carolyn was over the age limit.
(d) Carolyn was secretly married.

4. What stalling games did Zippy play to keep from leaving for church on time?
(a) "I Can't Find my Other Shoe" and "I've Lost my Little Pink New Testament."
(b) "I Need to Brush my Teeth."
(c) "I Need Coffee Before Church."
(d) I Need to Feed the Dog."

5. What did Zippy's mom tell her she traded to get her from the gypsies?
(a) Pearl earrings.
(b) A green velvet bag.
(c) A bag of popcorn.
(d) A ruby necklace.

Short Answer Questions

1. How often did Edyth wash her hair?

2. What was Rose's most important feature that would make her a good artist?

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

4. Where did most people bury their animals, defying city codes?

5. How much did Zippy have in her bank when she opened it to get money to vote for her sister as Fair Queen?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How did Zippy's interviews go with her mother?

5. 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?

6. Why was it important to Zippy that her sister win the Fair Queen in 1972?

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

8. How did Zippy get her name? Why did the nickname stick?

9. Why did Zippy think about her did leaving everyday but not mentioning work?

10. What do you think Doc Holiday really thought of Zippy?

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