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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Eddie wake up in Chapter Three?
(a) In the teacup ride on Ruby Pier.
(b) In his bed.
(c) In the Philippines.
(d) In heaven.

2. Where does Eddie wind up on his journey through death in Chapter Two?
(a) Under water.
(b) In a field.
(c) At the Pier.
(d) In Heaven.

3. How does Eddie feel when he wakes up?
(a) Happy and alive.
(b) Young, but skeptical.
(c) Wonderful, but alone.
(d) Sad and alone.

4. Who says, "War is not a game. If there's a shot to be made, you make it, you hear? No guilt. No hesitation...."?
(a) Mickey Shea.
(b) Eddie's father.
(c) Eddie's brother.
(d) The Captain.

5. Who is the second person Eddie meets in Heaven?
(a) The girl whom Eddie tries to save at the Pier.
(b) Joe
(c) His girlfriend.
(d) The Captain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Eddie see when he dies?

2. How long has Eddie been at the Pier after he died?

3. What causes malfunction to the cable holding the Freddie Fall car in place?

4. What is the new ride at Ruby Pier?

5. In Chapter Three, where does Eddie stop at the Pier?

Short Essay Questions

1. When the action returns to Ruby Pier, the reader finds the park closed. How does Eddie's death impact the Pier?

2. In Chapter Six, what do the readers learn of Eddie's expectations of himself and from his life? Are these expectations met?

3. Discuss the significance of the title of Chapter Two, "The Journey."

4. What happens in the plot when Eddie asks the Blue Man if he saves the little girl at the Pier?

5. What is the symbolism of the water in Chapter Two?

6. Discuss the significance of Albom's use of color in Chapter Two?

7. Discuss the meaning of the Captain's quote, "When you sacrifice something that is precious, you don't actually lose it. "

8. Discuss the significance of the title of Chapter Three, "The Arrival".

9. What happens when Eddie realizes the danger is not over at the Freddy Free Fall?

10. What is Eddie's role in the death of the Blue Man?

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