2. Who says, "you can no more separate one life from another than you can separate a breeze from the wind."?
(a) Eddie.
(b) Uncle Mickey.
(c) The Blue Man.
(d) Eddie's father.

3. 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 birthday.
(c) It is his co-worker's wife's birthday.
(d) It is Christmas day.

4. What is different about Eddie when he wakes up?
(a) He looks different.
(b) He can walk without his cane.
(c) He is young again.
(d) He floats.

5. How does Eddie celebrate his birthday in Chapter Two?
(a) With a nice dinner.
(b) With a pony ride.
(c) At a picnic at the Pier.
(d) With a party at home.

6. Who says, "the human spirit knows, deep down, that all lives intersect....death doesn't take someone, it misses someone else, and in the small distance between being taken and being missed, lives are changed."?
(a) The Blue Man.
(b) The priest.
(c) Eddie.
(d) The funeral director.

7. In the scene played out in Chapter Five, what does Joe do to make Eddie angry?
(a) He shares Eddie's news of marriage plans.
(b) He punches Eddie.
(c) He lies to Eddie.
(d) He steals Eddie's girl.

8. Why is Ruby Pier closed in Chapter Seven?
(a) No one comes to visit after the accident.
(b) Eddie's peers feel his loss.
(c) The rides have been condemned.
(d) The little girl's mom has brought a lawsuit against the park.

9. What does Eddie remember thinking, right after he dies?
(a) Will he have a chance to redo anything in life?
(b) Did he live a good life?
(c) Did he save the little girl?
(d) Will he see his father?

10. What happens to the field where Chapter Seven opens?
(a) It burns up.
(b) It becomes lush, green, and unscarred.
(c) It disappears.
(d) It turns to a forest.

11. What literary device does the author repetitively use to reveal clues about Eddie's life?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Simile.
(c) Flashback.
(d) Personification.

12. Where does Eddie wake up in Chapter Three?
(a) In his bed.
(b) In the teacup ride on Ruby Pier.
(c) In the Philippines.
(d) In heaven.

13. What does Marguerite tell Eddie before he leaves for the war?
(a) That she will wait for him.
(b) That she will marry another man.
(c) That she cannot wait for him.
(d) That she loves him.

14. What color is the sea that Eddie sees?
(a) Crystal clear.
(b) Blue.
(c) Yellow, and changing.
(d) Green.

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