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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Marguerite tell Eddie before he leaves for the war?
(a) That she loves him.
(b) That she cannot wait for him.
(c) That she will wait for him.
(d) That she will marry another man.

3. What is the new ride at Ruby Pier?
(a) Freddy Free Fall.
(b) Roller coaster.
(c) Ferris Wheel.
(d) Bumper cars.

4. What talent does Eddie have that eventually helps him escape from prison during the war?
(a) He sings.
(b) He's a comedian.
(c) He juggles.
(d) He does magic tricks.

5. What happens to Eddie's leg?
(a) The Captain shoots him to prevent Eddie from entering a burning tent.
(b) He falls from a tree.
(c) He gets caught in a landmine.
(d) He is beaten by enemy soldiers.

6. What does Eddie wonder about in Chapter Seven?
(a) Whether Rabozzo went to Heaven.
(b) Whether the Captain felt any pain before he died.
(c) Whether he will ever return to Ruby Pier.
(d) Whether he saves the girl at Ruby Pier.

7. What is the last thing Eddie remembers physically feeling before he dies?
(a) Fear.
(b) Suffocation.
(c) Pain.
(d) The little girl's hands in his own.

8. Who says, "Hello, Edward. I have been waiting for you."?
(a) The man whose skin is blue.
(b) Eddie's father.
(c) Marguerite.
(d) One of the conjoined twins.

9. Who does the author introduce in a flashback at the end of Chapter One?
(a) Eddie's father.
(b) Eddie's brother.
(c) Eddie's girlfriend.
(d) Eddie's friend.

10. How does the author portray Uncle Mickey in Chapter Two?
(a) As oblivious.
(b) As malicious.
(c) As kind.
(d) As insensitive to a child.

11. What does the author use as symbolism in Chapter Two?
(a) The Pier.
(b) The birthday song.
(c) People.
(d) Colors.

12. Who is the second person Eddie meets in Heaven?
(a) The Captain.
(b) Joe
(c) His girlfriend.
(d) The girl whom Eddie tries to save at the Pier.

13. What is Eddie's last memory of being alive?
(a) Marguerite.
(b) Working at the Pier.
(c) The cart falling on the little girl.
(d) The war.

14. According to the Blue Man, what is Heaven for?
(a) To have a resting place.
(b) Understanding one's life on earth.
(c) To remain until loved ones come to join you.
(d) To finally achieve peace.

15. Where does Eddie wake up in Chapter Three?
(a) In heaven.
(b) In the Philippines.
(c) In the teacup ride on Ruby Pier.
(d) In his bed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the Freddie Fall car?

2. What is the significance of the field in the opening of Chapter Seven?

3. What does Eddie learn from the Blue Man?

4. Who says, "When you sacrifice something that is precious, he says, you don't actually lose it."?

5. Why does Eddie feel like his body is that of a child in Chapter Four?

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