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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 many people attend the assembly Phoebe takes part in?
2. What does Phoebe say happens when she walks into her classroom in "Dogs Can Laugh in Heaven"?
3. In "Getting a Grip", what does Phoebe say Mick told their father about his dignity?
4. What bothers Phoebe about Mick's urn?
5. What does Nana serve for dinner in "Dogs Can Laugh at Heaven"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the school janitor say at Mick's memorial service?
2. What is Mick's interment like?
3. When Phoebe changes her mind about taking part in the bike safety assembly, what does she compare it to?
4. What does Phoebe's father say about the dangerous intersection in "Common Sense and Good Judgment"?
5. How does Phoebe rebel in "Tap Dancing on God's Piano"?
6. How does Phoebe react when she is first asked to take part in the bike safety assembly?
7. What happens between Phoebe's family during the car ride to Mick's memorial service?
8. How does Phoebe feel about returning to school after Mick's death?
9. Why does Phoebe bring a Mother's Day card with her to Mick's memorial service?
10. What does Phoebe say to the mail carrier in "Tap Dancing on God's Piano"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Compare and contrast the role of adults to the role of teenagers in helping Phoebe recover from Mick's death. How do they help her in similar ways? How do they help her in different ways? Which group seems to be most effective? Why?
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?
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