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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who does the author introduce in a flashback at the end of Chapter One?
2. Who says, "the human spirit knows, deep down, that all lives intersect....death doesn't take someone, it misses someone else, and in the small distance between being taken and being missed, lives are changed."?
3. How does Eddie feel about the safety of Ruby Pier?
4. What does the young man at the Pier lose, causing havoc later?
5. When is Chapter Three set?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter Six, what do the readers learn of Eddie's expectations of himself and from his life? Are these expectations met?
2. What is the significance, or lack of significance, of time in Heaven?
3. What happens in the plot when Eddie asks the Blue Man if he saves the little girl at the Pier?
4. How does Eddie's time spent on the Pier save him during the war?
5. What happens at Freddy Free Fall to cause Eddie to reevaluate the safety of this ride?
6. Eddie tries to return to the burning tent to save a child. What does this action reveal about Eddie's character?
7. The Pier serves as a home for the Blue Man, and as a place with many memories for Eddie, some fond, some unpleasant. Discuss the significance of the encounters at the Pier in Chapter Four as a place to confront damaged emotions.
8. What does Eddie feel from the Blue Man when the Blue Man hugs Eddie?
9. What is Eddie's role in the death of the Blue Man?
10. The Blue Man tells Eddie, "there are no random acts...we are all connected..." Explain this quote as it relates to the Blue Man and Eddie.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Mitch Albom introduces silence as an effective symbol several times throughout the novel. Identify three different instances where silence is employed, and explain why its use is so effective. Make sure to cite your references.
Essay Topic 2
Albom includes the time Eddie serves in the war as an important part of Eddie's life. How is Eddie's emotional state similar to the physical destruction caused by war? How does Eddie finally make peace with himself throughout the novel?
Essay Topic 3
Albom changes the setting many times throughout the novel, but Ruby Pier remains as the main focus. Discuss how the Ruby Pier of Eddie's childhood, the Ruby Pier of the past, and the Ruby Pier of the present serve as effective settings for the novel.
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