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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose key is the cause of the Freddy Fall cable being shredded?
(a) Ruby's great-grandson.
(b) Amy or Annie's brother.
(c) Tala's father.
(d) The assistant maintenance worker.

2. How does Eddie spend his last birthday?
(a) He works.
(b) He visits his family's and Marguerite's graves.
(c) He goes to church.
(d) He walks the boardwalk.

3. Who will be one of Annie or Amy's people she meets in Heaven?
(a) Tala.
(b) Her mom.
(c) Her spouse.
(d) Eddie.

4. What lesson does Tala teach Eddie?
(a) That forgiveness is freeing.
(b) That his life mattered.
(c) That love conquers all.
(d) That acceptance provides happiness.

5. How does Eddie feel when he returns home from the war?
(a) Angry and hurt.
(b) Sad and resentful.
(c) Useless and used.
(d) Depressed and helpless.

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

7. For what are Eddie's co-worker and estate attorney looking?
(a) The keys to Ruby Pier.
(b) Bank statement or other valuables.
(c) The deed to Eddie's apartment.
(d) Cash.

8. Why does Eddie's father forgive Mickey Shea?
(a) Mickey Shea saved Eddie's father once.
(b) Eddie's father does not love his wife.
(c) Eddie's father owes Mickey Shea money.
(d) Mickey has a drinking problem and does not act out on purpose.

9. What does Eddie feel that ultimately brings him peace?
(a) Being washed and cleansed from his hurts.
(b) Flying through the clouds, freely.
(c) Being under water, as if being reborn.
(d) He rides the Freddie Fall ride without fear of its disrepair.

10. What do Eddie and Marguerite discuss in Chapter Eleven?
(a) Eddie's father.
(b) The baby they could never have.
(c) The pain of missing one another for so many years.
(d) The war.

11. What was Eddie's promotion?
(a) Manager.
(b) Head of maintenance.
(c) Cashier.
(d) Ticket taker.

12. Who takes over Eddie's job?
(a) The tall man from the carnival.
(b) Eddie's assistant.
(c) Joe.
(d) Uncle Mickey.

13. What is the final lesson taught in The Five People You Meet in Heaven?
(a) Each action causes a reaction.
(b) Each person affects the other and that other person affects the next person, and so on.
(c) Kindness prevails over all other actions.
(d) Love heals all things.

14. How does the book end?
(a) The story comes full circle.
(b) Marguerite welcomes Eddie home.
(c) Tala's cleansing is the resolution.
(d) The resolution is left for the reader to decide.

15. What is the lesson in Chapter Eleven?
(a) Forgiveness comes easily with love.
(b) Lost love is still love; it just takes a different form.
(c) Life is short and there is no time for regret.
(d) It's better to have loved and lost than never loved at all.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says, "weddings are for possibilities."?

2. What does Eddie learn about the last day he was alive?

3. In Chapter Twelve, who beckons Eddie to come nearer?

4. How does Eddie feel about his father?

5. Who says, "You have peace when you make it with yourself."?

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