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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 did Mildred dust that surprised Zippy?
(a) Light bulbs.
(b) Curtains.
(c) The dining room table.
(d) Mirrors.

2. What did Zippy's mom get in trouble for in Catholic School?
(a) For skipping classes.
(b) For asking if God left when the candles went out.
(c) For talking back to a teacher.
(d) For wearing her skirts too short.

3. Where did Zippy go to the drive-in movies?
(a) The Nobleman's Film Cinema.
(b) The Sky-Hi Drive-In Theater.
(c) The Skylark.
(d) The Boulevard Theater.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Melinda ask Zippy about their father when Zippy visited her while she was sewing?

2. What did Dan play in the band?

3. What was Zippy's father really good at?

4. What did Dana's parents do after work?

5. Who was the band teacher for Zippy in the fourth grade?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Zippy so stunned by the question Melinda asks about their father: "Is he drinking?"

2. Why did Zippy's mom believe that Daniel's ESP was the "blocker" type.

3. How did Polly's brother connect Mooreland to the rest of the world for the reader?

4. How did Zippy's father prepare for camping? Why did he always have what he needed?

5. What was Sissy's idea of a good Christian and what did Zippy decide to do to become one?

6. What did Zippy's grandma tell her new daughter-in-law when she was first married?

7. What was the Danny's most prominent characteristic according to Zippy?

8. What were Zippy's thoughts about a single moment?

9. What was the significance of the hippies moving into town?

10. What does the love of crafts say about the time period that Zippy grew up in?

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