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Read the sentence from A Girl Named Zippy.I felt that there was so much more to the town than its trappings.

A
to describe the exciting activities there
B
to show that people could not leave the town
C
to express that she loved growing up there
D
to explain that there weren’t a lot of choices there
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Which of the following provided a clue about the timeframe of A Girl Named Zippy?

A
Everyone familiar with my childhood in Mooreland agreed with Melinda’s position.
B
We tried a variety of hairstyles in those early years.
C
I decided to go play rodeo on my bicycle with the purple banana seat and the sissy bars.
D
Many large, predatory birds believed I was asking for a date.
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Read this excerpt from A Girl Named Zippy.It’s a memoir, and a sign of gratitude, a way of returning.

A
she feels joyful about returning to Mooreland.
B
she feels her childhood was boring.
C
she is worried about her hometown.
D
she is thankful that she grew up in Mooreland.
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Read the excerpt from A Girl Named Zippy.One woman even said that Mooreland “is a long way to go not to be anywhere when you get there,” and yet I persisted.

A
Mooreland is many miles from other cities.
B
many believe Mooreland doesn’t exist.
C
Mooreland is very small and plain.
D
there aren’t many ways to get to Mooreland.
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What best explains the reason why the author of A Girl Named Zippy tells the year that she was born?

A
so the reader knows how old she is today
B
so the reader knows how old she is in the story
C
to give the reader a sense of when the story takes place
D
to give the reader a sense of why the story takes place
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Read the excerpt from A Girl Named Zippy.There was one main street, Broad Street, which was actually not so broad, and was the site of the town's only four-way stop sign.

A
to show that the story’s events take place in the past
B
to better explain where Broad Street is located
C
to highlight that Mooreland is a small and quiet town
D
to tell about the types of transportation in Mooreland
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Read the excerpt from A Girl Named Zippy.Not long ago my sister Melinda shocked me by saying she had always assumed that the book on Mooreland had yet to be written because no one sane would be interested in reading it.

A
She thought her sister believed Mooreland was exciting.
B
She had heard that her sister wanted to write a memoir.
C
She did not understand what Melinda meant by “no one sane.”
D
She did not agree with her sister that Mooreland was a boring place.

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