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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Eddie's leg become crippled?
(a) From the war.
(b) From a car accident.
(c) Getting it caught in a ride.
(d) From an accident at the Pier.

2. What does Eddie remember thinking, right after he dies?
(a) Will he have a chance to redo anything in life?
(b) Will he see his father?
(c) Did he save the little girl?
(d) Did he live a good life?

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

4. Who does the author introduce in a flashback at the end of Chapter One?
(a) Eddie's brother.
(b) Eddie's friend.
(c) Eddie's father.
(d) Eddie's girlfriend.

5. What does Eddie do for a living?
(a) He is in the military.
(b) Performs maintenance at an amusement park.
(c) He is a handyman.
(d) He is a carnival clown.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Eddie's last memory of being alive?

2. What is the new ride at Ruby Pier?

3. What does the author use as symbolism in Chapter Two?

4. What does Eddie do, just because he can, in Chapter Three?

5. What does Eddie see when he dies?

(see the answer key)

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