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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 show everyone at Mick's memorial service?
2. What happens to Phoebe when she hears someone call her brother "the dead kid" at school?
3. Why does Phoebe say her father mentioned leading a horse to water in "Common Sense and Good Judgment"?
4. In "Getting a Grip", who remembers when Mick said that music "got into his pants"?
5. Who said that Phoebe "tends to be very rebellious at times"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens to Phoebe and her friends when she first returns to school after Mick's death?
2. What does Phoebe's father say about the dangerous intersection in "Common Sense and Good Judgment"?
3. When Phoebe changes her mind about taking part in the bike safety assembly, what does she compare it to?
4. How does Phoebe react when she is first asked to take part in the bike safety assembly?
5. How does Nana help Phoebe's family begin eating in the kitchen again?
6. Why does Zoe call someone a moron in "Dogs Can Laugh in Heaven"?
7. What makes Mick decide to be cremated?
8. Why is Phoebe confused about God in "Tap Dancing on God's Piano"?
9. What does Zoe tell Phoebe in "Tap Dancing on God's Piano" that makes Phoebe feel better about Mick after his death?
10. What does Phoebe say about the dangerous intersection in "Common Sense and Good Judgment"?
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
Phoebe's parents remain unnamed throughout the novel. Consider why they may never be named. How does this affect the development of Phoebe and her grief? How does it develop their own grief? Why might these characters never be named?
Essay Topic 3
The end of this novel echoes back to the beginning by having Phoebe carve in the wet cement like she did as a child with Mick. Argue whether or not this closure is effective. Does is resolve all the conflicts of the novel? Does it provide enough closure for Phoebe? Why might the author have opted for this type of ending?
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