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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. How does Eddie feel when he returns home from the war?
(a) Sad and resentful.
(b) Useless and used.
(c) Angry and hurt.
(d) Depressed and helpless.

2. What lesson does Tala teach Eddie?
(a) That his life mattered.
(b) That love conquers all.
(c) That forgiveness is freeing.
(d) That acceptance provides happiness.

3. How does Eddie spend his first birthday after Marguerite's death?
(a) He works.
(b) He does not celebrate any more.
(c) He visits Marguerite's grave.
(d) He lights a candle for her on his cake.

4. Who tries to save Mickey Shea from drowning?
(a) An ocean lifeguard.
(b) A carnival worker.
(c) Eddie.
(d) Eddie's father.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is Eddie's father not able to speak?

3. What was Eddie's promotion?

4. Who says, "weddings are for possibilities."?

5. How old is Marguerite when she dies?

Short Essay Questions

1. Is the estate attorney's view of Eddie accurate? Why or why not?

2. Explain Ruby's lesson to Eddie.

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

4. How does the estate attorney view Eddie's life?

5. What does Marguerite teach Eddie in Heaven?

6. What does Tala teach Eddie?

7. At this point, Albom has shown the reader a span of seventy-five years in only ten, short chapters. How is Albom's storytelling effective?

8. How does the fifth person Eddie meets in Heaven reveal Eddie's character?

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

10. How does the reader know that Eddie's memory will be kept alive at the Pier?

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