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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 old was Eddie's father when he died?
(a) Seventy.
(b) Fifty-six.
(c) Eighty-five.
(d) Forty-seven.

2. What does Eddie see?
(a) Marguerite, beckoning him.
(b) Devastation of war.
(c) Brown-skinned children playing in a river.
(d) Angels.

3. Whose key is the cause of the Freddy Fall cable being shredded?
(a) The assistant maintenance worker.
(b) Ruby's great-grandson.
(c) Tala's father.
(d) Amy or Annie's brother.

4. What does Eddie realize about his life as a maintenance worker, after speaking with Tala?
(a) That it was mundane.
(b) That many people looked up to him.
(c) That keeping the Pier clean was worthwhile.
(d) That he saved many children by keeping them safe on the rides.

5. How does the book end?
(a) The story comes full circle.
(b) Marguerite welcomes Eddie home.
(c) The resolution is left for the reader to decide.
(d) Tala's cleansing is the resolution.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter Fourteen serves as what part of the plot?

2. For what are Eddie's co-worker and estate attorney looking?

3. What was Eddie's promotion?

4. What color does Eddie see in Chapter Twelve?

5. Why does Marguerite spend six months in the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Albom use Eddie's birthdays to pass time in Chapter Twelve?

2. What was Eddie's relationship like with his father?

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

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

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

6. Who is the child Eddie meets in Heaven, and why is she significant?

7. What does Tala teach Eddie?

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

9. Eddie's father saves Mickey Shea. Considering Mickey's actions, what does this rescue say about Eddie's father?

10. How is Eddie's and Marguerite's relationship impacted by the fallout from the track and Marguerite's accident?

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