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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 show everyone at Mick's memorial service?
(a) A poem from her favorite book.
(b) Photographs of her and Mick.
(c) A letter Mick wrote to her.
(d) A card Mick made in school.

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

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

4. What type of funeral service does Phoebe's mother say she wants?
(a) A traditional service.
(b) A private burial.
(c) A parade.
(d) A quiet ceremony.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Phoebe describe in the beginning of "Common Sense and Good Judgment"?

2. In "Getting a Grip", what does Phoebe say people call someone after they die?

3. When does Phoebe call Zoe for a second time in "Tap Dancing on God's Piano"?

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

5. What does Phoebe compare her mother to in "Tap Dancing on God's Piano"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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