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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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.

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

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

6. What is the result of Marguerite's hospitalization?
(a) Permanent injury.
(b) More bills for Eddie.
(c) Estranged marriage between Eddie and Marguerite.
(d) They lost the chance to adopt the baby.

7. What does Mickey Shea do to anger Eddie's father?
(a) Steals money from Eddie's father.
(b) Causes Eddie's father to lose his job.
(c) Hits Eddie.
(d) Tries to assault Eddie's mother.

8. What literary device is used when discussing the accident that occurs at another park?
(a) Foreshadowing.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Flashback.
(d) Simile.

9. Who pays for Eddie's funeral?
(a) The little girl's mother.
(b) Eddie's estate.
(c) The park owner, from his own pocket.
(d) The park owner, with Eddie's paycheck.

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

11. How does Eddie feel about his life without Marguerite?
(a) Unhappy and unfulfilled.
(b) Regretful.
(c) Abandoned.
(d) Free.

12. Who says, "weddings are for possibilities."?
(a) Ruby.
(b) Eddie.
(c) Noel.
(d) Marguerite.

13. When is the story set in Chapter Eleven, after the author reveals the fourth person Eddie meets in Heaven?
(a) The present.
(b) The moment frozen when the ride crashes.
(c) The future.
(d) The past.

14. From what had Tala been wounded?
(a) A ride.
(b) Fire, set by Eddie during the war.
(c) An accident.
(d) She had been beaten.

15. How old is Marguerite when she dies?
(a) Seventy-five.
(b) Forty-seven.
(c) Sixty-two.
(d) Thirty-nine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Eddie hear at the opening of Chapter Twelve?

2. Where is Chapter Eight set?

3. Where does Eddie meet the fourth person in Heaven?

4. How many lessons have been learned thus far?

5. How long after Eddie's death does the park reopen?

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