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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 say made Mick sweat during their great-grandmother's funeral?
2. In "Tap Dancing on God's Piano", what emotion does Phoebe wish Mick will never feel in the afterlife?
3. What does Phoebe put in her hair before her brother's memorial service?
4. Why does Zoe believe that Mick is everywhere?
5. In "Dogs Can Laugh in Heaven", who does Phoebe think is waking her up?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the school janitor say at Mick's memorial service?
2. How does Phoebe feel before attending Mick's memorial service?
3. What does Phoebe say about the dangerous intersection in "Common Sense and Good Judgment"?
4. Why does Zoe call someone a moron in "Dogs Can Laugh in Heaven"?
5. What is Mick's interment like?
6. What does Phoebe say to the mail carrier in "Tap Dancing on God's Piano"?
7. What makes Mick decide to be cremated?
8. What happens between Phoebe's family during the car ride to Mick's memorial service?
9. How does Phoebe rebel in "Tap Dancing on God's Piano"?
10. What does Zoe tell Phoebe in "Tap Dancing on God's Piano" that makes Phoebe feel better about Mick after his death?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How is "Mick Harte Was Here" a commentary on childhood? Consider how this novel defines childhood and what is says about the fragility of this period.
Essay Topic 2
Analyze the use of flashback in this novel. Why does the author rely so heavily on it? What makes this effective? What makes it ineffective? How does it develop the characters and plot of "Mick Harte Was Here"?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze Mick's character development. Considering that his character dies early in the novel, how is he transformed into a whole character throughout. What is effective about the development of Mick? What is ineffective? Why does the narrator begin by announcing Mick will die?
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