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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 put in her hair before her brother's memorial service?
(a) A red feather.
(b) A black ribbon.
(c) Hair dye.
(d) A diamond hair clip.

2. What does Phoebe say she hates in "Tap Dancing on God's Piano"?
(a) Her tears.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her friends.
(d) Her family of three.

3. What does Phoebe say when she shows Mick's helmet to the people at the assembly?
(a) That this could have saved Mick's life.
(b) She doesn't say anything.
(c) That she knows everyone has one, too.
(d) That Mick thought it made him look like a dork.

4. What does Phoebe say made Mick laugh during their great-grandmother's funeral?
(a) Nothing made Mick laugh.
(b) Listening to the priest say her name wrong.
(c) Seeing her holding a hankie.
(d) Someone dropping something.

5. Where does Phoebe sleep at the end of "Tap Dancing on God's Piano"?
(a) In Zoe's bed.
(b) On her couch.
(c) In her bed.
(d) On her floor.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Zoe react when Phoebe calls her for the first time in "Tap Dancing on God's Piano"?

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

3. Why does Zoe believe that Mick is everywhere?

4. Why do some of the kids in the audience of the assembly begin moving forward and craning their necks?

5. Where does Phoebe say Mick's bow tie came from?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does Phoebe say to the mail carrier in "Tap Dancing on God's Piano"?

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

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

10. When Phoebe changes her mind about taking part in the bike safety assembly, what does she compare it to?

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