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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. From what does Marguerite eventually die?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Broken heart.
(c) Lung cancer.
(d) Brain tumor.

3. Who tries to save Mickey Shea from drowning?
(a) An ocean lifeguard.
(b) Eddie's father.
(c) Eddie.
(d) A carnival worker.

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

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

6. In Chapter Twelve, who beckons Eddie to come nearer?
(a) A small girl.
(b) God.
(c) Marguerite.
(d) His father.

7. What does Eddie learn about the last day he was alive?
(a) That he saves the little girl from the falling cart.
(b) That the park had to close without him.
(c) That the little girl was killed by the cart and will meet him in Heaven.
(d) That many people cried when he died.

8. How does Eddie come across big money?
(a) Gets a raise at work.
(b) He finds it beneath a ride.
(c) Joe lends him the money.
(d) Wins at the racetrack.

9. Who says, "The world is full of stories, but the stories are all one."?
(a) Eddie, in the Epilogue.
(b) Tala, in the Epilogue.
(c) Annie or Amy, in the Epilogue.
(d) The author, in the Epilogue.

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

11. Where does Eddie meet the fourth person in Heaven?
(a) At the Pier.
(b) At a diner.
(c) At a wedding reception.
(d) On the boardwalk.

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

13. How long after Eddie's death does the park reopen?
(a) Three days.
(b) One week.
(c) One day.
(d) Three weeks.

14. Where is Chapter Eight set?
(a) On a mountain range, in a diner.
(b) On a farm, hosting a carnival.
(c) In a helicopter, leaving a battle.
(d) In a field, in a car.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mickey Shea do to anger Eddie's father?

2. Who says, "Is where you were supposed to be, Eddie Main-ten-ance"?

3. Who says, "Life has to end; love doesn't."?

4. Who is Tala?

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

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