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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tries to save Mickey Shea from drowning?
(a) Eddie's father.
(b) Eddie.
(c) An ocean lifeguard.
(d) A carnival worker.

2. What does Eddie see?
(a) Marguerite, beckoning him.
(b) Brown-skinned children playing in a river.
(c) Angels.
(d) Devastation of war.

3. What does Eddie learn about Heaven in Chapter Four?
(a) It is subjective.
(b) It is a dream.
(c) It has many steps.
(d) It is difficult to attain.

4. What happens to the field where Chapter Seven opens?
(a) It disappears.
(b) It burns up.
(c) It turns to a forest.
(d) It becomes lush, green, and unscarred.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the result of Marguerite's hospitalization?

2. What literary device does the author repetitively use to reveal clues about Eddie's life?

3. How old is Eddie in Chapter Two?

4. How does the author portray Uncle Mickey in Chapter Two?

5. How does Eddie come across big money?

(see the answer key)

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