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

2. What color is the sea that Eddie sees?

3. What happens to the little girl that Eddie talks with on the platform of Freddie Fall?

4. Who is Uncle Mickey?

5. What does Eddie do for a living?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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.

4. Eddie no longer feels any pain. Why might his loss of pain be significant to being in Heaven?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Albom includes the time Eddie serves in the war as an important part of Eddie's life. How is Eddie's emotional state similar to the physical destruction caused by war? How does Eddie finally make peace with himself throughout the novel?

Essay Topic 2

THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN is didactic in nature. Cite and discuss three lessons that resonate with you. First, identify their relevance in the novel. Then, discuss these lessons as they impacted you. If you do not have three particularly favorite lessons, identify the three lessons that would apply to most people in today's society.

Essay Topic 3

The Captain tells Eddie, "When you sacrifice something that is precious, you don't actually lose it. " (Chapter 7) How is the Captain's statement relevant to Eddie's entire life, not just to his leg injury? Be sure to cite at least three examples.

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