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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, "weddings are for possibilities."?
(a) Marguerite.
(b) Ruby.
(c) Eddie.
(d) Noel.

2. Who finally leads Eddie to Heaven?
(a) His father; he has to seek Eddie's forgiveness.
(b) Tala; her hands were in his.
(c) Marguerite; her love guides him to Heaven.
(d) Rabozzo; he shows Eddie that he is really okay.

3. When is the story set in Chapter Eleven, after the author reveals the fourth person Eddie meets in Heaven?
(a) The moment frozen when the ride crashes.
(b) The present.
(c) The past.
(d) The future.

4. How long after Eddie's death does the park reopen?
(a) One day.
(b) Three days.
(c) One week.
(d) Three weeks.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens between Eddie and his father?

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

3. What does Mickey Shea do to anger Eddie's father?

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

5. Whose key is the cause of the Freddy Fall cable being shredded?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Describe Eddie's relationship with Joe.

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

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

9. What does Marguerite teach Eddie in Heaven?

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

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