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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why can't Eddie play with the erector set he received for his eighth birthday?
(a) He has to attend a funeral.
(b) His father takes it away.
(c) He misbehaved.
(d) It breaks before he can use it.

2. Where do Eddie and Marguerite have their first date?
(a) At a restaurant.
(b) At the movies.
(c) At a concert.
(d) At a dance at the Pier.

3. What does Uncle Mickey give Eddie for his birthday?
(a) A play pistol and cowboy hat.
(b) A signed baseball.
(c) A silver dollar.
(d) A bottle of wine.

4. Where does the reader first meet Eddie?
(a) In the hospital where he is first born.
(b) In his apartment.
(c) Ruby Pier.
(d) At a dance with Marguerite.

5. In death, what step is Ruby Pier for the Blue Man?
(a) The third step.
(b) The first step.
(c) The second step.
(d) The final step.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Eddie see in front of the freak show?

2. Whose philosophy reads, "When your time came, it came, and that was that"?

3. What is the last thing Eddie remembers physically feeling before he dies?

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

5. What is the new ride at Ruby Pier?

(see the answer key)

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