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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who says, "War is not a game. If there's a shot to be made, you make it, you hear? No guilt. No hesitation...."?
(a) Mickey Shea.
(b) Eddie's brother.
(c) Eddie's father.
(d) The Captain.

2. The reader learns that Mitch Albom is clearly trying to share what with the reader?
(a) That Heaven is a mystical place.
(b) That he embraces dying.
(c) That he is afraid of dying.
(d) That The Five People You Meet in Heaven teaches lessons.

3. Why does Eddie try to return to a burning tent?
(a) He wants to die.
(b) He thinks a child is inside.
(c) He wants to save his friend.
(d) He left his backpack inside.

4. What happens to the little girl that Eddie talks with on the platform of Freddie Fall?
(a) She loses her mommy.
(b) She is in an accident with the Freddie Fall cart.
(c) She falls off the ride.
(d) She is kidnapped.

5. Where does the reader learn that Eddie and three other soldiers are being held?
(a) Bamboo barracks.
(b) Under ground.
(c) In a small hut.
(d) In a steel box.

Short Answer Questions

1. In death, what step is Ruby Pier for the Blue Man?

2. What is the significance of the day in Chapter One for Eddie?

3. Who does the author introduce in a flashback at the end of Chapter One?

4. What literary device does the author repetitively use to reveal clues about Eddie's life?

5. Who says, "Hello, Edward. I have been waiting for you."?

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