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

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

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

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

5. In "Dogs Can Laugh in Heaven", what does Zoe tell Phoebe to do after lunch?
(a) See the counselor.
(b) Tell a joke.
(c) Skip class with her.
(d) Go home.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Phoebe summarize her grandmothers' ideas about Mick's death?

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

3. In "Dogs Can Laugh in Heaven", who does Phoebe think is waking her up?

4. In "Getting a Grip", who remembers when Mick said that music "got into his pants"?

5. In "Tap Dancing on God's Piano", what emotion does Phoebe wish Mick will never feel in the afterlife?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Phoebe dream in "Dogs Can Laugh in Heaven"?

2. Why does Mrs. Berryhill call Phoebe into her office in "Common Sense and Good Judgment"?

3. What does Phoebe's father say about the dangerous intersection in "Common Sense and Good Judgment"?

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

5. What is Mick's interment like?

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

7. Why does Zoe call someone a moron in "Dogs Can Laugh in Heaven"?

8. Why does Zoe come over to Phoebe's house in "Tap Dancing on God's Piano"?

9. Why does Phoebe enjoy hearing people laugh at Mick's memorial service?

10. Why does talking to Mrs. Berryhill upset Phoebe in "Dogs Can Laugh in Heaven"?

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