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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Phoebe lie down after returning home from school in "Dogs Can Laugh in Heaven"?
(a) The couch.
(b) Mick's bed.
(c) Her parent's bed.
(d) Her bed.

2. What emotion does Phoebe say took over Mick's memorial service?
(a) Joy.
(b) Confusion.
(c) Fear.
(d) Pain.

3. Why does Phoebe say her father snapped his fingers at Mick in "Getting a Grip"?
(a) To confuse him.
(b) To get his attention.
(c) To tease him.
(d) To help him keep beat to a song.

4. How does the audience at the assembly react to the first half of Phoebe's speech?
(a) They think it is confusing.
(b) They think it is sad.
(c) They think it is funny.
(d) They think it is boring.

5. Why does Phoebe cover up her laughter in "Dogs Can Laugh in Heaven" after she wakes up from her dream?
(a) She is in a quiet place.
(b) She doesn't cover her laugh.
(c) She knows there isn't anything funny going on.
(d) She doesn't want to upset her mother.

6. What does Phoebe say made Mick laugh during their great-grandmother's funeral?
(a) Someone dropping something.
(b) Nothing made Mick laugh.
(c) Listening to the priest say her name wrong.
(d) Seeing her holding a hankie.

7. How many people attend the assembly Phoebe takes part in?
(a) 400.
(b) 800.
(c) 1000.
(d) 100.

8. What does Phoebe show everyone at Mick's memorial service?
(a) A poem from her favorite book.
(b) Photographs of her and Mick.
(c) A card Mick made in school.
(d) A letter Mick wrote to her.

9. What bothers Phoebe about Mick's urn?
(a) The color of it.
(b) The size of it.
(c) The weight of it.
(d) The shape of it.

10. Where does Phoebe say Mick's bow tie came from?
(a) Santa.
(b) Michigan.
(c) Florida.
(d) The mall.

11. Who else will be part of the assembly Phoebe is asked to join in "Common Sense and Good Judgment"?
(a) Bike manufacturers.
(b) Mothers.
(c) Police officers.
(d) Students.

12. Who does Phoebe see first in her dream in "Dogs Can Laugh in Heaven"?
(a) Mrs. Berryhill.
(b) Wocket.
(c) Mick.
(d) Her mother.

13. What does Phoebe say made Mick sweat during their great-grandmother's funeral?
(a) His heavy suit.
(b) A fever he started to run.
(c) Seeing her in the casket.
(d) The heat in the church.

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

15. Why does Phoebe become angry with her friends at lunch in "Dogs Can Laugh in Heaven"?
(a) Because they don't look at her.
(b) Because they won't talk about Mick.
(c) Because they keep telling stories about Mick.
(d) Because they sit somewhere else.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Phoebe call the boy who refers to her brother as "the dead kid"?

2. What type of funeral service does Phoebe's mother say she wants?

3. In "Getting a Grip", who remembers when Mick said that music "got into his pants"?

4. What does Phoebe put in her hair before her brother's memorial service?

5. What type of hat does Phoebe remember her great-grandmother wearing during her funeral?

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