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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. Where does Eddie wind up on his journey through death in Chapter Two?
(a) In Heaven.
(b) Under water.
(c) At the Pier.
(d) In a field.

2. When was the freak show shut down?
(a) Fifty years ago.
(b) Twenty-five years ago.
(c) Eighty years ago.
(d) Five years ago.

3. What is the author doing in Chapter Three?
(a) Showing readers Eddie's weaknesses.
(b) Weaving together past with present.
(c) Weaving together present with future.
(d) Showing readers Eddie's future.

4. What does Eddie feel after he has died?
(a) Calm and no pain.
(b) Love.
(c) Pain.
(d) Nothing.

5. To whom does Eddie run for refuge from Uncle Mickey?
(a) His brother.
(b) His mother.
(c) Marguerite.
(d) His father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Eddie and Marguerite have their first date?

2. What does Eddie learn from the Blue Man?

3. Where does the reader learn that Eddie and three other soldiers are being held?

4. What promise did the Captain make?

5. What causes the Blue Man's death?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. The Blue Man tells Eddie, "there are no random acts...we are all connected..." Explain this quote as it relates to the Blue Man and Eddie.

3. What happens at Freddy Free Fall to cause Eddie to reevaluate the safety of this ride?

4. Eddie tries to return to the burning tent to save a child. What does this action reveal about Eddie's character?

5. Discuss the foreshadowing of Uncle Mickey's character with regard to his actions towards Eddie on his fifth birthday.

6. What does the reader learn about "Eddie Maintenance" in Chapter One?

7. How is Eddie feeling, now that he has awakened in Heaven?

8. Discuss the significance of the title of Chapter Three, "The Arrival".

9. What is Eddie's role in the death of the Blue Man?

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

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