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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the Captain receive from Eddie?
(a) Validation that the rest of the men made it out safely.
(b) Eddie's dog tags.
(c) Forgiveness for shooting him in the leg.
(d) A medal of honor.

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

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

5. What do Eddie and the other three soldiers have to do while imprisoned?
(a) Work in a coal mine.
(b) Beat other inmates.
(c) Share military secrets.
(d) Build new enemy huts.

6. What does Eddie see when he dies?
(a) God.
(b) Heaven.
(c) Different colors and changing landscape.
(d) Marguerite.

7. How old is Eddie in Chapter Two?
(a) Seventy-five.
(b) Seventy-two.
(c) Five years old.
(d) Eighty.

8. What does Eddie feel after he has died?
(a) Pain.
(b) Calm and no pain.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Love.

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

10. What does Eddie do for a living?
(a) Performs maintenance at an amusement park.
(b) He is in the military.
(c) He is a handyman.
(d) He is a carnival clown.

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

12. What happens to the Freddie Fall car?
(a) It will not move to make the ride operate.
(b) Its safety harness does not work, causing passengers to be in danger.
(c) The car is tilted and passengers are in danger.
(d) It gets stuck in the air and cannot come down.

13. What happens to Eddie at the end of Chapter One?
(a) He dies in an accident at the Pier.
(b) He becomes crippled from an accident at the Pier.
(c) He celebrates his birthday.
(d) He quits his job at the Pier.

14. What does Eddie discover he CANNOT do when he wakes up?
(a) Talk.
(b) Breathe.
(c) Move.
(d) Run.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Eddie first share the news that he found the girl he wishes to marry?

2. What does Eddie first ask the first person he meets in Heaven?

3. What is different about Ruby Pier when Eddie wakes up?

4. What do Eddie and the other two soldiers decide to do before escaping?

5. What happens between Eddie and his brother in Chapter Five?

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