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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's family do while driving to Mick's memorial service?
2. What does Phoebe call the boy who refers to her brother as "the dead kid"?
3. Where does Phoebe sleep at the end of "Tap Dancing on God's Piano"?
4. What does Phoebe put in her hair before her brother's memorial service?
5. Why does Phoebe become angry with her friends at lunch in "Dogs Can Laugh in Heaven"?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Phoebe confused about God in "Tap Dancing on God's Piano"?
2. What is Mick's interment like?
3. What does Zoe tell Phoebe in "Tap Dancing on God's Piano" that makes Phoebe feel better about Mick after his death?
4. How does Phoebe feel about returning to school after Mick's death?
5. Why does Mrs. Berryhill call Phoebe into her office in "Common Sense and Good Judgment"?
6. What does the school janitor say at Mick's memorial service?
7. How does Nana help Phoebe's family begin eating in the kitchen again?
8. Why does Phoebe enjoy hearing people laugh at Mick's memorial service?
9. What does Phoebe say to the mail carrier in "Tap Dancing on God's Piano"?
10. What happens to Phoebe and her friends when she first returns to school after Mick's death?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Examine Phoebe's feelings about religion and God. What key questions does she ask? How are these questions answered? How does religion fit in with the rest of this novel?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze the theme of grief and the grieving process in "Mick Harte Was Here". Consider the ways the characters grieve and compare and contrast their methods and process. What does this novel reveal about grief?
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