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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. As discovered in Chapter Six, for what is Eddie saving his money?
(a) To attend school for engineering.
(b) To attend school to become a teacher.
(c) To attend school to become a construction worker.
(d) To attend school to become a mathematician.

2. 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.

3. What is the author doing in Chapter Three?
(a) Showing readers Eddie's weaknesses.
(b) Showing readers Eddie's future.
(c) Weaving together present with future.
(d) Weaving together past with present.

4. What world event is happening in Chapter Five?
(a) A new President is being elected.
(b) War in Europe.
(c) The Stock Market Crash.
(d) The Great Depression.

5. From what does the Captain save his men?
(a) Friendly fire.
(b) Burning tents.
(c) The coal mine.
(d) A landmine.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Eddie in Chapter Two?

2. Who is the second person Eddie meets in Heaven?

3. Where does the reader first meet Eddie?

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

5. What happens between Eddie and his brother in Chapter Five?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does Eddie feel from the Blue Man when the Blue Man hugs Eddie?

10. What does the reader learn about "Eddie Maintenance" in Chapter One?

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