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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. To whom does Eddie run for refuge from Uncle Mickey?
2. What is Eddie's last memory of being alive?
3. How old is Eddie in Chapter Two?
4. What is different about Eddie when he wakes up?
5. Who says, "War is not a game. If there's a shot to be made, you make it, you hear? No guilt. No hesitation...."?
Short Essay Questions
1. Eddie no longer feels any pain. Why might his loss of pain be significant to being in Heaven?
2. How does Albom reveal the relationship between Joe and Eddie in Chapter Four?
3. What happens in the plot when Eddie asks the Blue Man if he saves the little girl at the Pier?
4. 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.
5. What is Eddie's role in the death of the Blue Man?
6. What does Eddie learn about his leg injury in Chapter Six, and who shares with Eddie this revelation?
7. How is Eddie feeling, now that he has awakened in Heaven?
8. Before Eddie speaks to the little girl at the park, about what/whom was he daydreaming?
9. The Captain tells Eddie that dying is only the beginning. What could the Captain mean by this statement?
10. Discuss the significance of the title of Chapter Three, "The Arrival".
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Eddie learns that his life has helped to save the lives of many others. How might the five people Eddie meets in Heaven be impacted if Eddie had NOT been involved in their lives? Discuss how the Blue Man, Tala, Amy or Annie, Marguerite, and Ruby might have entirely different lives if it were not for Eddie.
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
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.
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