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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. Where is Chapter Eight set?
(a) In a field, in a car.
(b) On a farm, hosting a carnival.
(c) On a mountain range, in a diner.
(d) In a helicopter, leaving a battle.

2. What does Eddie feel that ultimately brings him peace?
(a) Being under water, as if being reborn.
(b) Flying through the clouds, freely.
(c) He rides the Freddie Fall ride without fear of its disrepair.
(d) Being washed and cleansed from his hurts.

3. Who says, "Life has to end; love doesn't."?
(a) Marguerite.
(b) Eddie.
(c) Eddie's boss.
(d) Eddie's attorney.

4. What is the one word Eddie hears from God?
(a) Home.
(b) Peace.
(c) Welcome.
(d) Free.

5. What was Eddie's promotion?
(a) Manager.
(b) Cashier.
(c) Ticket taker.
(d) Head of maintenance.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the final lesson taught in The Five People You Meet in Heaven?

2. Who is Tala?

3. How does Eddie spend his first birthday after Marguerite's death?

4. Who mentally hurts Eddie in Chapter Eight?

5. Who is the third person Eddie meets in Heaven?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the reader learn about Eddie through the short snippets describing his various birthdays?

2. What does Marguerite teach Eddie in Heaven?

3. Why is the stranger Eddie meets in Chapter Eight so significant in his life?

4. Eddie washes Tala with a stone. What is the significance of this action?

5. Why is a reception hall an appropriate place for Eddie to meet Marguerite in Heaven?

6. What does Tala teach Eddie?

7. How does Eddie feel when he returns home from the VA hospital?

8. How is the person whose key shredded the cable connected to the Pier?

9. How does Eddie's father die?

10. What symbols does the author use in Chapter Twelve?

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