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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long has Eddie been at the Pier after he died?
(a) Time doesn't matter, infinity.
(b) One minute.
(c) One thousand years.
(d) One hour.

2. Who is the first person Eddie meets in Heaven?
(a) His brother.
(b) His dad.
(c) The Blue Man.
(d) Dominiguez, his assistant from Ruby Pier.

3. What is the new ride at Ruby Pier?
(a) Ferris Wheel.
(b) Roller coaster.
(c) Freddy Free Fall.
(d) Bumper cars.

4. Who says, "Hello, Edward. I have been waiting for you."?
(a) The man whose skin is blue.
(b) Eddie's father.
(c) One of the conjoined twins.
(d) Marguerite.

5. What color does Eddie see when he first dies?
(a) Pumpkin color.
(b) Bright white.
(c) Black.
(d) Sky blue.

6. What causes the Blue Man's death?
(a) An accident at the freak show.
(b) Bad medicine.
(c) He fell from a ride.
(d) Eddie's baseball.

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

8. What causes malfunction to the cable holding the Freddie Fall car in place?
(a) A penny has lodged in the cable, causing it to stick.
(b) The young man's lost car key has shredded the cable.
(c) A teenager decides to hang on the cable as a dare.
(d) The cable has rusted after years of use and salt-water air.

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

10. Who restores peace to Eddie's household in Chapter Five?
(a) Eddie's mother.
(b) Joe
(c) Eddie
(d) Eddie's father.

11. Who is Uncle Mickey?
(a) He works with Eddie's dad at the Pier.
(b) Eddie's father's brother.
(c) An old friend of Marguerite's.
(d) Marguerite's brother.

12. How does Eddie feel about the safety of Ruby Pier?
(a) He feels happy that it is one of the last small amusement parks still open.
(b) He is concerned that it is old and the rides are worn.
(c) He is proud that it has a perfect safety record.
(d) He is worried that it will be closed due to safety hazards.

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

14. How does the author portray Uncle Mickey in Chapter Two?
(a) As malicious.
(b) As kind.
(c) As oblivious.
(d) As insensitive to a child.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What promise did the Captain make?

2. How does Eddie celebrate his birthday in Chapter Two?

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

4. What does Eddie see when he dies?

5. What does Eddie do for a living?

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