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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. What happens to the little girl that Eddie talks with on the platform of Freddie Fall?
(a) She falls off the ride.
(b) She is in an accident with the Freddie Fall cart.
(c) She loses her mommy.
(d) She is kidnapped.

2. Who says, "the human spirit knows, deep down, that all lives intersect....death doesn't take someone, it misses someone else, and in the small distance between being taken and being missed, lives are changed."?
(a) The priest.
(b) The Blue Man.
(c) The funeral director.
(d) Eddie.

3. Who says, "When you sacrifice something that is precious, he says, you don't actually lose it."?
(a) Rabozzo.
(b) Eddie.
(c) Marguerite.
(d) The Captain.

4. According to the Blue Man, what is Heaven for?
(a) Understanding one's life on earth.
(b) To have a resting place.
(c) To finally achieve peace.
(d) To remain until loved ones come to join you.

5. In the scene played out in Chapter Five, what does Joe do to make Eddie angry?
(a) He shares Eddie's news of marriage plans.
(b) He punches Eddie.
(c) He lies to Eddie.
(d) He steals Eddie's girl.

Short Answer Questions

1. What promise did the Captain make?

2. What lesson does Eddie learn in Chapter Seven?

3. What birthday does Eddie celebrate in Chapter Five?

4. From what does the Captain save his men?

5. What does Eddie do, just because he can, in Chapter Three?

Short Essay Questions

1. The Blue Man tells Eddie, "there are no random acts...we are all connected..." Explain this quote as it relates to the Blue Man and Eddie.

2. The readers learn that today is Eddie's birthday. What is his mood as the little girl approaches him in Chapter One?

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

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

5. Why is Eddie confused about the fact that he is still on Ruby Pier?

6. The Captain tells Eddie that dying is only the beginning. What could the Captain mean by this statement?

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

8. Eddie no longer feels any pain. Why might his loss of pain be significant to being in Heaven?

9. What is the significance, or lack of significance, of time in Heaven?

10. Discuss Eddie's encounter with the first character he meets in Heaven, the Blue Man.

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