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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Phoebe become angry with her friends at lunch in "Dogs Can Laugh in Heaven"?

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

4. How does Phoebe present her brother's bike helmet to the people at the assembly?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Phoebe feel about returning to school after Mick's death?

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

3. How does Phoebe feel before attending Mick's memorial service?

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

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

6. What does Phoebe do at the bike safety assembly?

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

8. What makes Mick decide to be cremated?

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

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

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