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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Eddie tell his father at the diner?
(a) That he loves him.
(b) That he is angry with him.
(c) That he was foolish for trying to save Mickey.
(d) That he is letting go of his anger.

2. From what does Marguerite eventually die?
(a) Lung cancer.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Brain tumor.
(d) Broken heart.

3. In Chapter Eleven, where is the story set?
(a) The boardwalk.
(b) The ocean.
(c) The Pier and Eddie's car.
(d) The Pier and Eddie's apartment.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marguerite tell Eddie before he leaves for the war?

2. What color does Eddie see in Chapter Twelve?

3. How does Eddie spend his first birthday after Marguerite's death?

4. For what are Eddie's co-worker and estate attorney looking?

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

(see the answer key)

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