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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. When was the freak show shut down?
(a) Eighty years ago.
(b) Five years ago.
(c) Fifty years ago.
(d) Twenty-five years ago.
2. In death, what step is Ruby Pier for the Blue Man?
(a) The third step.
(b) The final step.
(c) The first step.
(d) The second step.
3. Who restores peace to Eddie's household in Chapter Five?
(a) Eddie
(b) Joe
(c) Eddie's father.
(d) Eddie's mother.
4. Where does Eddie wind up on his journey through death in Chapter Two?
(a) In Heaven.
(b) At the Pier.
(c) In a field.
(d) Under water.
5. What world event is happening in Chapter Five?
(a) War in Europe.
(b) The Stock Market Crash.
(c) A new President is being elected.
(d) The Great Depression.
Short Answer Questions
1. What causes the Blue Man to become blue?
2. What happens to the little girl that Eddie talks with on the platform of Freddie Fall?
3. What does Eddie do for a living?
4. What does Eddie feel after he has died?
5. What does Eddie remember thinking, right after he dies?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Eddie learn about his leg injury in Chapter Six, and who shares with Eddie this revelation?
2. Discuss the significance of the title of Chapter Two, "The Journey."
3. The Pier serves as a home for the Blue Man, and as a place with many memories for Eddie, some fond, some unpleasant. Discuss the significance of the encounters at the Pier in Chapter Four as a place to confront damaged emotions.
4. Discuss the significance of Albom's use of color in Chapter Two?
5. Eddie no longer feels any pain. Why might his loss of pain be significant to being in Heaven?
6. What happens in the plot when Eddie asks the Blue Man if he saves the little girl at the Pier?
7. Discuss Eddie's encounter with the first character he meets in Heaven, the Blue Man.
8. The Captain tells Eddie that dying is only the beginning. What could the Captain mean by this statement?
9. In Chapter Seven, how does Mitch Albom use suspense to propel the action?
10. Why is it significant that Eddie's body feels like that of a child when he first meets the Blue Man?
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