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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Phoebe's family do while driving to Mick's memorial service?
(a) They hold hands.
(b) They sing songs.
(c) They wave their hands out the windows.
(d) They sit in silence.

2. How does Phoebe summarize her grandmothers' ideas about Mick's death?
(a) As an accident.
(b) As a blessing.
(c) As a plan.
(d) As a test.

3. What does Phoebe remember Mick saying he wished he could have taught their great-grandmother?
(a) How to use a TV remote.
(b) Video games.
(c) Dance moves.
(d) Pictionary.

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

5. What does Mrs. Berryhill say to Phoebe in "Dogs Can Laugh in Heaven" that upsets her?
(a) She refers to death as a loss.
(b) She says Phoebe should go home.
(c) She says she feels Phoebe's pain.
(d) She says Mick is still with her.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. In "Tap Dancing on God's Piano", why can't Phoebe picture Mick anymore?

5. Where does Phoebe sleep at the end of "Tap Dancing on God's Piano"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes Mick decide to be cremated?

2. How does Phoebe rebel in "Tap Dancing on God's Piano"?

3. What does the school janitor say at Mick's memorial service?

4. How does Nana help Phoebe's family begin eating in the kitchen again?

5. How does Phoebe react when she is first asked to take part in the bike safety assembly?

6. What happens to Phoebe and her friends when she first returns to school after Mick's death?

7. Why is Phoebe confused about God in "Tap Dancing on God's Piano"?

8. Why does Phoebe bring a Mother's Day card with her to Mick's memorial service?

9. What does Zoe tell Phoebe in "Tap Dancing on God's Piano" that makes Phoebe feel better about Mick after his death?

10. What does Phoebe say about the dangerous intersection in "Common Sense and Good Judgment"?

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