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

2. What does Eddie's co-worker say about Eddie?
(a) "Eddie was a kind soul."
(b) "Eddie really loved his wife."
(c) "Eddie was a great worker."
(d) "Eddie loved children."

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

4. Who calls Eddie to wish him a happy sixty-eighth birthday?
(a) His boss.
(b) Joe.
(c) His buddy from the war.
(d) Ruby's husband.

5. What happens to Eddie's belongings?
(a) They are sent to Eddie's long time friend.
(b) They are packed away with Ruby Pier memorabilia.
(c) The estate attorney takes them.
(d) His apartment is pillaged by teenagers visiting the park.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Eddie hear at the opening of Chapter Twelve?

2. In Chapter Eleven, where is the story set?

3. How does Eddie feel about his life without Marguerite?

4. Who finally leads Eddie to Heaven?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tala teach Eddie?

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

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

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

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

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

7. Describe Eddie's relationship with Joe.

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

9. How do Eddie's actions on his thirty-ninth birthday contribute to Marguerite's accident?

10. For what was Eddie supposed to save his money, instead of gambling?

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