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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Tap Dancing on God's Piano.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Phoebe doing when she hears the ambulance sirens?
(a) Running.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Reading.
(d) Talking with a friend.

2. In "Tap Dancing on God's Piano", why does Phoebe begin talking about Mick to everyone?
(a) To make her father happy.
(b) To upset her mother.
(c) To begin to feel better.
(d) To remember him.

3. How does Phoebe describe her feeling of emptiness in "The Serengeti Sucks"?
(a) Like a cave.
(b) Like a tremor.
(c) Like a dripping facuet.
(d) Like a cannonball.

4. Why won't Zoe ride Mick's bike home in "Sirens"?
(a) Mick doesn't want Zoe to ride his bike.
(b) She is mad at Mick.
(c) She is too nervous to ride his bike.
(d) She has to carry a science project.

5. In "The Serengeti Sucks", why does Phoebe say Mick treated Wocket like a friend more than a pet?
(a) Because he shared his bed with the dog.
(b) Because he described the dog's feelings.
(c) Because he talked to the dog.
(d) Because he dressed the dog up in shoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Phoebe do when she sees Mick's bike in the gutter?

2. How does Phoebe feel when she first hears her father cry after Mick's death?

3. In "Mick", who does Phoebe say Mick used to love to impersonate?

4. How does Zoe describe the grief counselor at school?

5. What does Phoebe do after fighting with Mick in the kitchen?

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