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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What purpose does Amy or Annie serve in the story thus far?
(a) To give purpose to the setting.
(b) To foreshadow events.
(c) To shock the reader.
(d) To build suspense.

2. What does the young man at the Pier lose, causing havoc later?
(a) A vintage coin.
(b) His car key.
(c) A medal from the war.
(d) His wallet.

3. What promise did the Captain make?
(a) To return Rabozzo's body to his home.
(b) To save many lives.
(c) To leave none of his men behind.
(d) To come home from the war soon.

4. In death, what step is Ruby Pier for the Blue Man?
(a) The third step.
(b) The second step.
(c) The final step.
(d) The first step.

5. What causes malfunction to the cable holding the Freddie Fall car in place?
(a) A teenager decides to hang on the cable as a dare.
(b) A penny has lodged in the cable, causing it to stick.
(c) The young man's lost car key has shredded the cable.
(d) The cable has rusted after years of use and salt-water air.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes the Blue Man to become blue?

2. What lesson does Eddie learn in Chapter Seven?

3. What happens to Rabozzo when he becomes ill?

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

5. What does Eddie see when he dies?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Eddie feel from the Blue Man when the Blue Man hugs Eddie?

2. What are the first images the reader gets of Ruby Pier?

3. What does Eddie learn about his leg injury in Chapter Six, and who shares with Eddie this revelation?

4. Before Eddie speaks to the little girl at the park, about what/whom was he daydreaming?

5. Why is it significant that Eddie's body feels like that of a child when he first meets the Blue Man?

6. Discuss the meaning of the Captain's quote, "When you sacrifice something that is precious, you don't actually lose it. "

7. In Chapter Six, what do the readers learn of Eddie's expectations of himself and from his life? Are these expectations met?

8. The Pier serves as a home for the Blue Man, and as a place with many memories for Eddie, some fond, some unpleasant. Discuss the significance of the encounters at the Pier in Chapter Four as a place to confront damaged emotions.

9. The Captain tells Eddie that dying is only the beginning. What could the Captain mean by this statement?

10. How does Albom reveal the relationship between Joe and Eddie in Chapter Four?

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