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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What causes the Blue Man to become blue?

4. What does Eddie learn about Heaven in Chapter Four?

5. As discovered in Chapter Six, for what is Eddie saving his money?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Discuss the significance of the title of Chapter Two, "The Journey."

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

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

7. How does the author traverse time and introduce the reader to different points in Eddie's life?

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

9. The readers learn that today is Eddie's birthday. What is his mood as the little girl approaches him in Chapter One?

10. Discuss Eddie's encounter with the first character he meets in Heaven, the Blue Man.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Tala is the fifth and most important person Eddie meets in Heaven. What does she teach Eddie? Why is Tala so important in Eddie's life? Why does Albom introduce her as Eddie's last person, rather than using Marguerite, Eddie's great love?

Essay Topic 2

Mitch Albom introduces silence as an effective symbol several times throughout the novel. Identify three different instances where silence is employed, and explain why its use is so effective. Make sure to cite your references.

Essay Topic 3

Eddie learns that his life has helped to save the lives of many others. How might the five people Eddie meets in Heaven be impacted if Eddie had NOT been involved in their lives? Discuss how the Blue Man, Tala, Amy or Annie, Marguerite, and Ruby might have entirely different lives if it were not for Eddie.

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