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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. What does Eddie's co-worker say about Eddie?

2. How many lessons have been learned thus far?

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

4. Where does the story end?

5. Why is Eddie's father not able to speak?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the child Eddie meets in Heaven, and why is she significant?

2. How does the fifth person Eddie meets in Heaven reveal Eddie's character?

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

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

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

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

7. How does Albom use Eddie's birthdays to pass time in Chapter Twelve?

8. What does Marguerite teach Eddie in Heaven?

9. Why does Ruby know all of the details of Eddie's father?

10. Describe Eddie's relationship with Joe.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The reader first meets Eddie as an eighty-three year old man who performs maintenance at Ruby Pier. As the story unfolds, the reader learns of Eddie's younger years, and the action takes the reader back to the moment of his death when Eddie finally comes "home" to Heaven. Discuss how the novel comes full circle, being sure to reference several main points from Eddie's life.

Essay Topic 2

Albom introduces the reader to a little girl in Chapter One named Amy or Annie. Why is her name unspecified? Aside from the fact that Eddie tries to save her, what is her role in Eddie's life? What is Eddie's role in her life? How will the story continue to spin, even after the end of the novel, as outlined by the author?

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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