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

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

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

4. What does the young man at the Pier lose, causing havoc later?
(a) His car key.
(b) A vintage coin.
(c) A medal from the war.
(d) His wallet.

5. What does the Blue Man find at Ruby Pier?
(a) A place where he is invisible.
(b) A home.
(c) Solace.
(d) A place to hide.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Eddie see when he dies?

2. Why is Ruby Pier closed in Chapter Seven?

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

4. What does the Captain receive from Eddie?

5. In death, what step is Ruby Pier for the Blue Man?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Before Eddie speaks to the little girl at the park, about what/whom was he daydreaming?

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

10. How does Eddie's time spent on the Pier save him during the war?

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