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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 remember her great-grandmother wearing during her funeral?
(a) A cowboy hat.
(b) A black hat.
(c) She didn't wear a hat.
(d) A red hat.

2. 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 won't talk about Mick.
(c) Because they sit somewhere else.
(d) Because they don't look at her.

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

4. In "Tap Dancing on God's Piano", what does Phoebe remember Mick putting in the mail box?
(a) An old shoe.
(b) A plastic snake.
(c) A jar of flies.
(d) A bunch of rocks.

5. 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 Mick's favorite flower.
(d) About snakes and mice.

6. How does the audience at the assembly react to the first half of Phoebe's speech?
(a) They think it is sad.
(b) They think it is funny.
(c) They think it is boring.
(d) They think it is confusing.

7. What does Phoebe do when she is asked to take part in the assembly?
(a) She asks about the details.
(b) She runs away.
(c) She says she can't.
(d) She smiles.

8. Who does Phoebe see first in her dream in "Dogs Can Laugh in Heaven"?
(a) Mick.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Wocket.
(d) Mrs. Berryhill.

9. Why does Phoebe think she dreamed about Mrs. Berryhill?
(a) Phoebe didn't dream about Mrs. Berryhill.
(b) Because she likes her.
(c) Because she dislikes her.
(d) Because they talked about Mick.

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

11. 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 fell of the stage.
(c) To see how Phoebe will start her speech.
(d) To see what happened to the policeman.

12. Who says you do "God stuff" in heaven?
(a) Phoebe's father.
(b) Phoebe's mother.
(c) Phoebe.
(d) Zoe.

13. Why does Phoebe say her father snapped his fingers at Mick in "Getting a Grip"?
(a) To get his attention.
(b) To tease him.
(c) To help him keep beat to a song.
(d) To confuse him.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Getting a Grip", what does Phoebe say Mick told their father about his dignity?

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

4. What does Phoebe show everyone at Mick's memorial service?

5. What does Phoebe say she hates in "Tap Dancing on God's Piano"?

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