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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mickey Shea do to anger Eddie's father?
(a) Causes Eddie's father to lose his job.
(b) Hits Eddie.
(c) Steals money from Eddie's father.
(d) Tries to assault Eddie's mother.

2. What does Eddie feel that ultimately brings him peace?
(a) Flying through the clouds, freely.
(b) Being under water, as if being reborn.
(c) Being washed and cleansed from his hurts.
(d) He rides the Freddie Fall ride without fear of its disrepair.

3. What does Eddie tell his father at the diner?
(a) That he is angry with him.
(b) That he was foolish for trying to save Mickey.
(c) That he loves him.
(d) That he is letting go of his anger.

4. How does Eddie help to make Tala whole again?
(a) He washes her with water from his canteen.
(b) He listens to her story.
(c) He washes her with the stone.
(d) He kisses her forehead.

5. Who calls Eddie to wish him a happy sixty-eighth birthday?
(a) Ruby's husband.
(b) Joe.
(c) His boss.
(d) His buddy from the war.

6. What does the author show the reader through all of Eddie's five people?
(a) That strangers are important.
(b) That we are all tied together.
(c) That kindness does not get overlooked.
(d) That Heaven is different for everyone.

7. For what are Eddie's co-worker and estate attorney looking?
(a) The keys to Ruby Pier.
(b) Bank statement or other valuables.
(c) Cash.
(d) The deed to Eddie's apartment.

8. Who is the last person Eddie meets in Heaven?
(a) Annie or Amy.
(b) His father.
(c) Tala.
(d) His mother.

9. Where does the story end?
(a) In Heaven.
(b) In the future, at the Pier.
(c) In the present, at the Pier.
(d) In the past, at the Pier.

10. What is the one word Eddie hears from God?
(a) Welcome.
(b) Peace.
(c) Home.
(d) Free.

11. Who will be one of Annie or Amy's people she meets in Heaven?
(a) Eddie.
(b) Her spouse.
(c) Tala.
(d) Her mom.

12. How old is Marguerite when she dies?
(a) Thirty-nine.
(b) Forty-seven.
(c) Sixty-two.
(d) Seventy-five.

13. What color does Eddie see in Chapter Twelve?
(a) White.
(b) Blue.
(c) Gold.
(d) Black.

14. Why does Marguerite spend six months in the hospital?
(a) She is in a car accident.
(b) She is a nurse.
(c) She has pneumonia.
(d) She is pregnant and on bed rest.

15. From what had Tala been wounded?
(a) She had been beaten.
(b) An accident.
(c) Fire, set by Eddie during the war.
(d) A ride.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Eddie's father when he died?

2. Who is the fourth person Eddie meets in Heaven?

3. What does Eddie's co-worker say about Eddie?

4. With whom does Eddie's father die?

5. How does Eddie feel about his father?

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