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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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 knows there isn't anything funny going on.
(d) She is in a quiet place.

4. 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.

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

6. In "Dogs Can Laugh at Heaven", what does Phoebe remember her mother doing to Mick on a family vacation?
(a) Dancing with him on the side of the road.
(b) Letting him drive the car.
(c) Forgetting him at a rest stop.
(d) Making him wait in the car.

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

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

9. What does Eileen do when she sees Phoebe return to school after Mick's death?
(a) She laughs at Phoebe.
(b) She stares at Phoebe.
(c) She ignores Phoebe.
(d) She hugs Phoebe.

10. What does Nana serve for dinner in "Dogs Can Laugh at Heaven"?
(a) Spaghetti.
(b) Pot pie.
(c) Grilled cheese.
(d) Soup.

11. What does Phoebe say happens when she walks into her classroom in "Dogs Can Laugh in Heaven"?
(a) No one looks at her.
(b) People clap.
(c) Everyone says they are sorry.
(d) Everyone gets quiet.

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

13. What day of the week is Mick's memorial service?
(a) Friday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Monday.

14. What does Phoebe tell the flower delivery person in "Tap Dancing on God's Piano"?
(a) Nothing.
(b) About Mick's hatred of flowers.
(c) About snakes and mice.
(d) About Mick's favorite flower.

15. Why does Phoebe talk at Mick's memorial service?
(a) Because she really wants to.
(b) Because her parents don't want to.
(c) Because the crowd asks her to.
(d) Because she promised Mick.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Phoebe say the "woman didn't have a clue" in "Common Sense and Good Judgment"?

2. How does Zoe react when Phoebe calls her for the first time in "Tap Dancing on God's Piano"?

3. In "Tap Dancing on God's Piano", what does Phoebe remember Mick putting in the mail box?

4. In "Dogs Can Laugh in Heaven", what does Phoebe say she thinks going to class will be like?

5. How many people attend the assembly Phoebe takes part in?

(see the answer keys)

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