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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Eddie learn from the Blue Man?
(a) That everyone is connected.
(b) That one should appreciate what one has.
(c) That Eddie has to pay for the role in his death.
(d) That life is short.

2. What does the author use as symbolism in Chapter Two?
(a) People.
(b) The Pier.
(c) Colors.
(d) The birthday song.

3. To whom does Eddie run for refuge from Uncle Mickey?
(a) His brother.
(b) His mother.
(c) Marguerite.
(d) His father.

4. How does Eddie feel when he wakes up?
(a) Young, but skeptical.
(b) Happy and alive.
(c) Sad and alone.
(d) Wonderful, but alone.

5. What does Eddie hear once he dies?
(a) Nothing; quiet.
(b) Laughter.
(c) Angels.
(d) Music.

6. Where does Eddie wind up on his journey through death in Chapter Two?
(a) Under water.
(b) In Heaven.
(c) In a field.
(d) At the Pier.

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

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

9. From what does the Captain save his men?
(a) Burning tents.
(b) A landmine.
(c) The coal mine.
(d) Friendly fire.

10. What purpose does Amy or Annie serve in the story thus far?
(a) To build suspense.
(b) To shock the reader.
(c) To foreshadow events.
(d) To give purpose to the setting.

11. What is Eddie's last memory of being alive?
(a) The war.
(b) Marguerite.
(c) The cart falling on the little girl.
(d) Working at the Pier.

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

13. What is the significance of the day in Chapter One for Eddie?
(a) It is the opening day of the season at Ruby Pier.
(b) It is his co-worker's wife's birthday.
(c) It is his birthday.
(d) It is Christmas day.

14. Why can't Eddie play with the erector set he received for his eighth birthday?
(a) He has to attend a funeral.
(b) His father takes it away.
(c) It breaks before he can use it.
(d) He misbehaved.

15. What do Eddie and the other two soldiers decide to do before escaping?
(a) Steal from the enemy camps.
(b) Take enemy soldiers captive.
(c) Have a funeral for Rabozzo.
(d) Burn the barracks and blow up the mines.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Eddie feel after he has died?

2. What color is the sea that Eddie sees?

3. According to the Blue Man, what is Heaven for?

4. What color does Eddie see when he first dies?

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

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