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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. Why can't Eddie play with the erector set he received for his eighth birthday?
(a) His father takes it away.
(b) He has to attend a funeral.
(c) It breaks before he can use it.
(d) He misbehaved.

2. What does Eddie think the little girl's name is?
(a) Tala.
(b) Amy or Annie.
(c) Alice or Alexis.
(d) Olivia.

3. What literary device does the author repetitively use to reveal clues about Eddie's life?
(a) Flashback.
(b) Personification.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Simile.

4. How does Eddie celebrate his birthday in Chapter Two?
(a) With a pony ride.
(b) With a party at home.
(c) With a nice dinner.
(d) At a picnic at the Pier.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Eddie and Marguerite have their first date?

2. What is the significance of the day in Chapter One for Eddie?

3. What does Eddie remember thinking, right after he dies?

4. According to the Blue Man, what is Heaven for?

5. As discovered in Chapter Six, for what is Eddie saving his money?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Albom reveal the relationship between Joe and Eddie in Chapter Four?

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

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

5. What are the first images the reader gets of Ruby Pier?

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

7. In Chapter Seven, how does Mitch Albom use suspense to propel the action?

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 the significance, or lack of significance, of time in Heaven?

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