Mick Harte Was Here Review

What do Mick and Phoebe fight over the morning of the accident?

• Who gets the last bowl of cereal

• The prize in the cereal box

• Mick needs Phoebe to ride his bike home

• Mick is running off schedule for his kitchen time

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What point of view is the novel Mick Harte Was Here told in?

• First Person Point of View

• Second Person Point of View

• Third Person Limited

• Third Person Omniscient

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What first catches Phoebe's attention while running sprints at soccer practice on the day of the accident?

• A large crowd gathered on the street in front of the school

• Her teachers and coach huddled together talking in hushed voices

• A loud crashing sound, then people screaming for help

• The loud sirens from an ambulance that is very near the school

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What does Mr. Harte do that upsets Phoebe the first time they go into the house after Mick's death?

• He refuses to talk about Mick after the accident

• He seems more concerned about his wife than he is about Phoebe

• He blames Phoebe for not riding Mick's bike home on the day of the accident

• He shuts Mick's door when he passes by his room

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How does Phoebe help Mick cope with losing Wocket?

• She helps Mick go through photo albums to find pictures of Wocket

• She writes down all of Mick's Wocket stories and puts them into a book

• She builds a special memory box for all of Wocket's things

• She helps him pick a new puppy from the animal shelter that looks similar to Wocket

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What genre is Mick Harte Was Here?

• Historical Fiction

• Realistic Fiction

• Narrative Nonfiction

• Autobiography

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What does Mick want to happen to his body when he dies?

• He wants a Dixieland jazz parade at his funeral

• He wants a closed casket at his funeral

• He wants his parents to dress him in something "macho"

• He wants to be cremated and buried in a cemetery

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What surprising suggestion does Zoe make that brings Phoebe peace?

• "Put him everywhere, why don't you?"

• "God must have needed Mick more than we did"

• "This is all part of God's plan for Mick"

• "Angels tap dance on God's piano"

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What does the grief counselor suggest the students do to "keep Mick with them"?

• Make a memorial for Mick at the front of the school

• Always wear a helmet when riding a bike

• Make posters about Mick to display around the school

• Talk about him and say his name

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What traumatic event caused Mick to make decisions about his own funeral?

• Losing Wocket the year before to bone cancer

• Viewing his great-grandmother's "body" at her funeral

• Reading a disturbing story about flies infesting dead bodies

• Mick was claustrophobic and had a fear of small spaces

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