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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mickey Shea do to anger Eddie's father?
(a) Steals money from Eddie's father.
(b) Tries to assault Eddie's mother.
(c) Causes Eddie's father to lose his job.
(d) Hits Eddie.

2. What does Eddie do on his seventy-fifth birthday?
(a) Takes a drive.
(b) Goes to the racetrack.
(c) Goes fishing.
(d) Works at the park.

3. Why does Eddie feel like his body is that of a child in Chapter Four?
(a) Because he tried to save a child during his life on earth.
(b) His childhood was the happiest time of his life.
(c) Because he has gotten younger.
(d) He was a child when he knew the Blue Man.

4. What does Eddie say to Marguerite about the war?
(a) "Too much bloodshed caused too much pain."
(b) "I lost myself."
(c) "I killed ten men."
(d) "It was unbearable."

5. What happens to Eddie's belongings?
(a) The estate attorney takes them.
(b) They are sent to Eddie's long time friend.
(c) They are packed away with Ruby Pier memorabilia.
(d) His apartment is pillaged by teenagers visiting the park.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the last person Eddie meets in Heaven?

3. How does Eddie spend his sixtieth birthday?

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

5. Who says, "Is where you were supposed to be, Eddie Main-ten-ance"?

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