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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why did Zippy's sister Melinda think nobody had written a book about Mooreland?
2. What did Petey's rabbit do to Zippy?
3. What grade was Julie's sister in when she died?
4. What was Daniel's punishment for what he did to Melinda when she locked him out of the bathroom?
5. What did Zippy learn from the T.V. show Marcus Welby, M.D. that would kill her dad?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Zippy's interviews go with her mother?
2. How did the population of Mooreland, Indiana, stay at about three hundred?
3. When Zippy asked her sister about the child with disabilities, how did her sister handle it? How did this show maturity in her sister?
4. Why do you think Zippy's mom was absent during the night of the "dog-sitting?"
5. How did Zippy's dad's react to the teacher's comment that she colored outside the lines? Why do you think he reacted that way?
6. How did Zippy envision getting ready and walking to church?
7. What were the expectations about Zippy training Speckles, the chicken?
8. How, as a baby, did Zippy take a nap? What does this story indicate to the reader?
9. What was unavailable to buy at the drugstore in Mooreland? What is the irony of this situation?
10. What deal did Zippy and her dad reach about the pink Bible?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Who wrote the letter to Zippy at Christmas and what did it mean for Zippy? What do you think the author of the letter meant by "Thank you for not losing faith" and "Thank you for being so brave tonight"?
Essay Topic 2
How did Zippy's dad prepare to go camping? How would you describe this behavior? Why do you think Zippy's dad went through this ritual? Why was this important to him?
Essay Topic 3
When did Zippy's mother show her independence? Do you think she returned to college? What do you think happened after Zippy's mother left that day on her bike? How do you think it changed the relationship between the mother and father?
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