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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Getting a Grip.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Phoebe compare her mother to in "Tap Dancing on God's Piano"?
(a) A fool.
(b) A monster.
(c) A slob.
(d) A zombie.

2. What color hat does Phoebe say Mick used to put on Wocket?
(a) Red.
(b) Orange.
(c) Blue.
(d) Black.

3. In "Tap Dancing on God's Piano", what does Phoebe remember Mick putting in the mail box?
(a) An old shoe.
(b) A jar of flies.
(c) A bunch of rocks.
(d) A plastic snake.

4. Who says you do "God stuff" in heaven?
(a) Zoe.
(b) Phoebe's mother.
(c) Phoebe's father.
(d) Phoebe.

5. In "The Serengeti Sucks", when does Phoebe's father finally pick her up from Zoe's?
(a) After 7 pm.
(b) After 6 pm.
(c) After 4 pm.
(d) After 8 pm.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Mick", what does Phoebe say the purpose of her narrating this novel is?

2. What does Phoebe remember Mick saying he wished he could have taught their great-grandmother?

3. How does Phoebe summarize her grandmothers' ideas about Mick's death?

4. What does Phoebe's family do while driving to Mick's memorial service?

5. In "Getting a Grip", what does Phoebe say Mick told their father about his dignity?

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