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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money does Eddie have in the bank?
(a) One hundred dollars.
(b) Only the amount of his last paycheck.
(c) Nothing to speak of.
(d) One thousand dollars.

2. Who mentally hurts Eddie in Chapter Eight?
(a) His brother.
(b) His mother.
(c) Uncle Mickey.
(d) His father.

3. What does Eddie hear at the opening of Chapter Twelve?
(a) Angels singing.
(b) Singing.
(c) Silence.
(d) Laughter.

4. How many lessons have been learned thus far?
(a) Four.
(b) Ten.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

5. What color does Eddie see in Chapter Twelve?
(a) Gold.
(b) Blue.
(c) White.
(d) Black.

6. Who is the fourth person Eddie meets in Heaven?
(a) Marguerite
(b) Eddie's father.
(c) Amy or Annie.
(d) Ruby's husband.

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

8. Who says, "Is where you were supposed to be, Eddie Main-ten-ance"?
(a) Joe.
(b) Annie or Amy.
(c) Eddie's boss.
(d) Tala.

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

10. What does Eddie's co-worker say about Eddie?
(a) "Eddie really loved his wife."
(b) "Eddie was a great worker."
(c) "Eddie was a kind soul."
(d) "Eddie loved children."

11. What happens between Eddie and his father?
(a) They ignore each other.
(b) They argue and never speak again.
(c) The mend their differences.
(d) They discuss their bad relationship.

12. What does Eddie tell his father at the diner?
(a) That he is angry with him.
(b) That he was foolish for trying to save Mickey.
(c) That he loves him.
(d) That he is letting go of his anger.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On what does Eddie reflect during his last birthday?

2. In Chapter Eleven, where is the story set?

3. For whom does Eddie's father cry when he is hospitalized?

4. How many years of Eddie's life does the author reveal through this storyline?

5. Who is the third person Eddie meets in Heaven?

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