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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Eddie celebrate his birthday in Chapter Two?
(a) At a picnic at the Pier.
(b) With a nice dinner.
(c) With a party at home.
(d) With a pony ride.

2. What causes the Blue Man to become blue?
(a) An overdose of silver nitrate.
(b) Drinking poisonous cleaning fluid.
(c) He wants to join the carnival, so he swallows pills.
(d) Eating too many blueberries.

3. 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 build suspense.
(d) To shock the reader.

4. How does Eddie's father treat his sons?
(a) Lovingly.
(b) Respectfully.
(c) Carelessly.
(d) Neglectfully.

5. How does the author portray Uncle Mickey in Chapter Two?
(a) As kind.
(b) As malicious.
(c) As oblivious.
(d) As insensitive to a child.

Short Answer Questions

1. What birthday does Eddie celebrate in Chapter Five?

2. Who says, "dying is not the end, it is only the beginning."?

3. Who says, "When you sacrifice something that is precious, he says, you don't actually lose it."?

4. What does Uncle Mickey do to Eddie during his birthday?

5. Why can't Eddie play with the erector set he received for his eighth birthday?

(see the answer key)

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