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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Eddie do, just because he can, in Chapter Three?
(a) Rides the rides.
(b) Breathes in the moment.
(c) Yells in elation.
(d) Runs around the park.

2. Who usually starts the workday at Ruby Pier?
(a) The ride operators.
(b) The owner.
(c) Eddie.
(d) All of the maintenance workers.

3. Whose philosophy reads, "When your time came, it came, and that was that"?
(a) Eddie's father.
(b) Eddie's.
(c) Marguerite's.
(d) A child's.

4. What happens to Eddie at the end of Chapter One?
(a) He dies in an accident at the Pier.
(b) He celebrates his birthday.
(c) He quits his job at the Pier.
(d) He becomes crippled from an accident at the Pier.

5. What does the young man at the Pier lose, causing havoc later?
(a) A vintage coin.
(b) A medal from the war.
(c) His wallet.
(d) His car key.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does the reader learn that Eddie and three other soldiers are being held?

3. Why does Eddie's father forgive Mickey Shea?

4. How does Eddie feel when he returns home from the war?

5. What is the author doing in Chapter Three?

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