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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. How does Eddie feel about his life without Marguerite?

2. Who takes over Eddie's job?

3. Who says, "Life has to end; love doesn't."?

4. Why is Eddie envious of Joe?

5. How much money does Eddie have in the bank?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Marguerite teach Eddie in Heaven?

2. Describe Eddie's relationship with Joe.

3. Explain Ruby's lesson to Eddie.

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

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

6. How is Chapter Twelve used as the denouement?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Blue Man tells Eddie, "That there are no random acts. That we are all connected. That you can no more separate one life from another than you can separate a breeze from the wind." (p. 48, ll. 1-3) Show how this quote is one of the main lessons throughout the novel. Be sure to cite at least three specific examples and connect them back to the quote.

Essay Topic 2

Mitch Albom effectively uses his own experiences with relatives to create Eddie and his other characters. Draw connections between the people in Albom's life and those in Eddie's life. Write an essay paralleling the similarities and contrasting the differences.

Essay Topic 3

Mitch Albom tells the story of Eddie by using many effective literary devices. How does his use of flashback, foreshadowing, and suspense propel the novel?

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