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

2. How does the audience at the assembly react to the first half of Phoebe's speech?

3. In "Tap Dancing on God's Piano", why can't Phoebe picture Mick anymore?

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

5. Why does Phoebe ask Zoe where Mick is in "Tap Dancing on God's Piano"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Phoebe dream in "Dogs Can Laugh in Heaven"?

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

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

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

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

10. What is Mick's interment like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the purpose of setting and physical place in this novel. Consider how physical location influences the characters. How does it represent the characters? How does it affect their ideals and values?

Essay Topic 3

Compare the use of dialogue to the use of descriptive passages. Consider which device is used under what circumstances in "Mick Harte Was Here". What are the strengths and weaknesses of each?

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