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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 wants to go back to school.
(c) Because she understands God.
(d) Because her grandmother calls.

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

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

4. In "Tap Dancing on God's Piano", why does Phoebe begin talking about Mick to everyone?
(a) To remember him.
(b) To begin to feel better.
(c) To upset her mother.
(d) To make her father happy.

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

6. Where does Phoebe sleep at the end of "Tap Dancing on God's Piano"?
(a) In Zoe's bed.
(b) On her couch.
(c) In her bed.
(d) On her floor.

7. 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.

8. In "Getting a Grip", what does Phoebe say Mick told their father about his dignity?
(a) That he had misplaced it.
(b) That he wasn't handling it.
(c) The he wasn't sure what it was.
(d) That he was trying his best to use it.

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

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

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

12. Why does Phoebe say her father mentioned leading a horse to water in "Common Sense and Good Judgment"?
(a) To lecture her.
(b) To confuse her.
(c) To make her laugh.
(d) To tell her about his work.

13. What does Phoebe say she hates in "Tap Dancing on God's Piano"?
(a) Her friends.
(b) Her family of three.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her tears.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Eileen do when she sees Phoebe return to school after Mick's death?

2. Why does Phoebe think she dreamed about Mrs. Berryhill?

3. How does Phoebe begin her speech at the assembly?

4. How old does Phoebe say Mick was when their parents bought him a bike helmet?

5. Why does Phoebe say her father snapped his fingers at Mick in "Getting a Grip"?

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