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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chapter Fourteen serves as what part of the plot?
(a) The falling action.
(b) The introduction.
(c) The denouement, or resolution.
(d) The climax.

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

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

4. In Chapter Eleven, where is the story set?
(a) The ocean.
(b) The Pier and Eddie's car.
(c) The boardwalk.
(d) The Pier and Eddie's apartment.

5. For whom does Eddie's father cry when he is hospitalized?
(a) His wife, Joe, and Eddie.
(b) His mother.
(c) God.
(d) Mickey Shea

6. What does the author show the reader through all of Eddie's five people?
(a) That kindness does not get overlooked.
(b) That Heaven is different for everyone.
(c) That strangers are important.
(d) That we are all tied together.

7. Eddie and Marguerite save money for what big event?
(a) A new apartment.
(b) Wedding anniversary party.
(c) New car.
(d) Adoption of a child.

8. Where does the story end?
(a) In Heaven.
(b) In the present, at the Pier.
(c) In the future, at the Pier.
(d) In the past, at the Pier.

9. How does Eddie help to make Tala whole again?
(a) He kisses her forehead.
(b) He washes her with water from his canteen.
(c) He listens to her story.
(d) He washes her with the stone.

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

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

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

13. Why is Eddie envious of Joe?
(a) Joe has a new car.
(b) Joe gets to come home clean.
(c) Joe has a beautiful wife.
(d) Eddie's father loves Joe more than Eddie.

14. Who says, "Life has to end; love doesn't."?
(a) Eddie's boss.
(b) Eddie's attorney.
(c) Marguerite.
(d) Eddie.

15. Who is the last person Eddie meets in Heaven?
(a) Tala.
(b) Annie or Amy.
(c) His mother.
(d) His father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Marguerite spend six months in the hospital?

2. What is the final lesson taught in The Five People You Meet in Heaven?

3. How many lessons have been learned thus far?

4. What does the reader learn about Eddie's character in Chapter Eight?

5. Who pays for Eddie's funeral?

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