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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. How much money does Eddie have in the bank?
2. What was Eddie's promotion?
3. What does the author show the reader through all of Eddie's five people?
4. What color does Eddie see in Chapter Twelve?
5. Who says, "Life has to end; love doesn't."?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was Eddie's relationship like with his father?
2. How does Eddie's father die?
3. How does the estate attorney view Eddie's life?
4. Clearly, Chapter thirteen is used as the falling action for the reader. How is Tala's lesson a resolution for Eddie, as well?
5. Why is the stranger Eddie meets in Chapter Eight so significant in his life?
6. For what was Eddie supposed to save his money, instead of gambling?
7. How is Eddie's and Marguerite's relationship impacted by the fallout from the track and Marguerite's accident?
8. Who is the child Eddie meets in Heaven, and why is she significant?
9. At this point, Albom has shown the reader a span of seventy-five years in only ten, short chapters. How is Albom's storytelling effective?
10. What symbols does the author use in Chapter Twelve?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In most novels, minor characters are simply used to assist the plot. In THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN, however, Albom uses minor characters to more profoundly impact his protagonist. Discuss how Mickey Shea, Eddie's father, and Ruby are essential to move the plot along.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Write an essay about the concept of Heaven. What is your idea of Heaven? What was Eddie's expectation, before meeting the Blue Man? How does Eddie's actual journey through Heaven compare to your own thoughts of such a place?
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