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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why does Phoebe touch her mother's hair in "Getting a Grip"?
(a) Because it is messy.
(b) Because it looks soft.
(c) Because it has turned gray.
(d) Because she asks Phoebe to fix it.

4. In "Tap Dancing on God's Piano", why can't Phoebe picture Mick anymore?
(a) She gets too upset when she pictures him.
(b) She doesn't know where to put him.
(c) She can picture Mick.
(d) She is forgetting what he looks like.

5. What type of hat does Phoebe bring with her to the assembly?
(a) A hat the glows in the dark.
(b) She doesn't bring a hat with her.
(c) A hat in the shape of a fish.
(d) A hat with fake hair attached.

6. What does Phoebe call the boy who refers to her brother as "the dead kid"?
(a) A moron.
(b) A fool.
(c) A dead kid himself.
(d) A creep.

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

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

9. In "Common Sense and Good Judgment", what does Phoebe remember arguing about with Mick?
(a) Borrowing each other's bikes.
(b) A movie.
(c) Using the phone.
(d) The Three Stooges.

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

11. How does Phoebe present her brother's bike helmet to the people at the assembly?
(a) She drops it on the floor.
(b) She leaves it in the box at first.
(c) She has someone else present it.
(d) She wears it herself.

12. 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 boring.
(c) They think it is funny.
(d) They think it is sad.

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

14. Why does Zoe believe that Mick is everywhere?
(a) Zoe doesn't believe that Mick is everywhere.
(b) Because they are all like Mick.
(c) Because God is everywhere.
(d) Because people leave bits of themselves behind.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Phoebe call Zoe for a second time in "Tap Dancing on God's Piano"?

2. What day of the week is Mick's memorial service?

3. How does Phoebe say Mick tried to get out of going to their great-grandmother's funeral?

4. What does Phoebe say happens when she walks into her classroom in "Dogs Can Laugh in Heaven"?

5. What does Nana serve for dinner in "Dogs Can Laugh at Heaven"?

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