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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Phoebe describe in the beginning of "Common Sense and Good Judgment"?
(a) How to wear a bike helmet.
(b) A meeting at school.
(c) A dangerous intersection.
(d) The smell of a new car.

2. Why does Phoebe's stomach fill with butterflies in "Tap Dancing on God's Piano"?
(a) Because she thinks Mick can hear her.
(b) Because she understands God.
(c) Because her grandmother calls.
(d) Because she wants to go back to school.

3. How old does Phoebe say Mick was when their parents bought him a bike helmet?
(a) 11.
(b) 9.
(c) 10.
(d) 12.

4. Why do some of the kids in the audience of the assembly begin moving forward and craning their necks?
(a) To see what Phoebe has in her bag.
(b) To see what happened to the policeman.
(c) To see what fell of the stage.
(d) To see how Phoebe will start her speech.

5. What does Phoebe say when she shows Mick's helmet to the people at the assembly?
(a) That this could have saved Mick's life.
(b) That she knows everyone has one, too.
(c) She doesn't say anything.
(d) That Mick thought it made him look like a dork.

6. How does Phoebe begin her speech at the assembly?
(a) "I'm Mick Harte's sister."
(b) "Many of you don't know who I am."
(c) "I know you know who I am."
(d) "I am Phoebe Harte."

7. Who does Mrs. Berryhill want Phoebe to meet with?
(a) A grief counselor.
(b) A support group.
(c) Someone from the PTA.
(d) Someone from the city counsel.

8. What does Phoebe first show the audience at the assembly?
(a) A bike helmet.
(b) A hat.
(c) A bow tie.
(d) A pair of sockets.

9. How does Phoebe say Mick tried to get out of going to their great-grandmother's funeral?
(a) By fainting in church.
(b) By running away.
(c) By pretending to be sick.
(d) By saying she appeared to him.

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

11. In "Getting a Grip", what does Phoebe say people call someone after they die?
(a) The respected.
(b) The one.
(c) The departed.
(d) The body.

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

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

14. In "Dogs Can Laugh in Heaven", what does Phoebe first see when she returns home from school?
(a) Her mother crying.
(b) Mick's collection of rocks.
(c) Her father's pants.
(d) Nana on the phone.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Tap Dancing on God's Piano", why can't Phoebe picture Mick anymore?

2. What does Mrs. Berryhill say to Phoebe in "Dogs Can Laugh in Heaven" that upsets her?

3. Why does Zoe believe that Mick is everywhere?

4. How does the audience at the assembly react to the first half of Phoebe's speech?

5. Why does Phoebe say her father mentioned leading a horse to water in "Common Sense and Good Judgment"?

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