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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. When Zippy was taking the parcels to her brother's house, what did she hit that made her fall down?
(a) A lamppost.
(b) The railroad tracks.
(c) A dog.
(d) A hole in the road.

2. How did Zippy feel about her brother?
(a) She thought he had a beautiful singing voice.
(b) She thought he was mean.
(c) She hated him.
(d) He moved her.

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

4. Why did the people in Mooreland think Zippy's mother was a Communist?
(a) Because she returned to college.
(b) Because she subscribed to Atlantic Monthly.
(c) Because she read all the time.
(d) Because she befriended people of color in the town.

5. What did Zippy's dad tell her he got for Christmas during the Depression?
(a) An orange.
(b) A book.
(c) Peppermint candy.
(d) Shoes.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was Zippy talking to when she had her first big swear?

3. What did Dana steal from Zippy?

4. What lesson had Zippy's grandmother told Zippy's mom about marriage?

5. What was Zippy's mother really good at?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Zippy feel everything in her life changed when Dana moved to town?

2. What was Zippy's memory of the drive in theater?

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

4. What did Zippy think of her father's belief in God after he took Zippy to his "church?"

5. Why did Robert Frost's poem mean so much to Zippy?

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

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

8. Why did Zippy's mom get kicked out of Catholic school?

9. What was Zippy's view of Jesus? How did she feel about him? What did she think of the portrait that hung in her house?

10. How much did Zippy understand about Dana's parents?

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