View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What bothers Phoebe about Mick's urn?

3. In "Dogs Can Laugh in Heaven", what does Zoe tell Phoebe to do after lunch?

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

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 happens between Phoebe's family during the car ride to Mick's memorial service?

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

3. What makes Mick decide to be cremated?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the theme of guilt in "Mick Harte Was Here". Consider Phoebe's guilt, along with the guilt of other characters. How does guilt motivate? How does guilt drive the plot? How is guilt resolved in the end of this novel? What does the author reveal about guilt?

Essay Topic 2

Trace the development of Phoebe's relationship with her mother. Consider their relationship before Mick's death as well. What major events change their relationship? How do they relate to each other at the end of this novel?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the parallels the author draws in "Mick Harte Was Here". How are Wocket and Mick developed in this way? How does the past parallel the present? What is the effect of this technique?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 797 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample