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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Phoebe compare her mother to in "Tap Dancing on God's Piano"?
(a) A monster.
(b) A zombie.
(c) A fool.
(d) A slob.

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

5. In "Dogs Can Laugh in Heaven", what does Phoebe say she thinks going to class will be like?
(a) Mick's memorial service.
(b) Going to prison.
(c) Unimportant and boring.
(d) A good way to pass the time.

6. Why does Phoebe ask Zoe where Mick is in "Tap Dancing on God's Piano"?
(a) Because she wakes up from a bad dream.
(b) Because she is denying Mick's death.
(c) Because she doesn't understand heaven.
(d) Because she is pretending to be confused.

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

8. Why does Phoebe think what Amy said to her at lunch in "Dogs Can Laugh in Heaven" was stupid?
(a) Because it was mean toward Mick.
(b) Because it was about her mother.
(c) Amy is too afraid to say anything.
(d) Because she said it wrong.

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

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

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

12. Who said that Phoebe "tends to be very rebellious at times"?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Zoe's mother.
(c) Her first grade teacher.
(d) Mick.

13. When does Phoebe call Zoe for a second time in "Tap Dancing on God's Piano"?
(a) After midnight.
(b) Before school starts.
(c) After her mother falls asleep.
(d) Around noon.

14. What does Phoebe put in her hair before her brother's memorial service?
(a) Hair dye.
(b) A diamond hair clip.
(c) A black ribbon.
(d) A red feather.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who else will be part of the assembly Phoebe is asked to join in "Common Sense and Good Judgment"?

2. What does Phoebe say made Mick laugh during their great-grandmother's funeral?

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

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

5. What happens to Phoebe when she hears someone call her brother "the dead kid" at school?

(see the answer keys)

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