1.
The Five People You Meet In Heaven begins with a(n):
A New beginning for Eddie
B Description of Eddie's childhood
C Episode in the war
D Ending
2. Eddie's physical description suggests all BUT which of the following?
A His Age
B His Agility
C A war injury
D The type of work he does
3. During the last hour on Earth, Eddie:
A Seeks spiritual counseling
B Repairs Freddy's Free Fall
C Goes about his normal routine
D Searches for a lost child
4. Which of the following statements describe how Eddie feels about his job?
A It requires no more brains than washing dishes
B He is proud to have followed in his father's footsteps
C He believes his destiny has been to keep everyone who visits Ruby Pier safe
D It requires a great deal of physical skill and mental expertise
5.Eddie dies because:
A Dominguez fails to repair a ride properly
B He tries to save a child's life
C He is careless
D The crowd is unwilling to help him
6. After Eddie's death, he wonders:
A Why he had to die
B What will happen to his estate
C Where his pain and worry have gone
D Why he doesn't see any angels
7.The first stage of Heaven Eddie enters is:
A A war zone
B His childhood home
C A beautiful garden
D The Ruby Pier of his childhood
8.The Blue Man explains to Eddie that people cannot speak when they first
arrive in Heaven because:
A Not talking helps them listen
B Their vocal cords can't function in that atmosphere
C No one cares how they died
DThey are babies who can't yet talk
9. Eddie discovers that he inadvertently caused the Blue Man's death by:
A Failing to get medical help for him
B Chasing a baseball into the street
C Giving him silver nitrate
D Running over him with a car
10.When he goes to war, Eddie puts his dream of____________ on hold.
A Marriage
B His job at Ruby Pier
C Becoming an Engineer
D Graduating from high school
11. During the war, Eddie stops praying:
A After the Captain dies
B When he and his buddies are captured
C After his leg injury
D After Rabozzo is killed
12.The prison camp conditions in the Philippines are best described as:
A Humane
B Excellent
C Dismal
D Mediocre
13.Eddie's ability to juggle provides:
A A way to escape
B Diversion from monotony
C Entertainment for the troops
D A chance to join the circus
14.Eddie staggers into the flames of a burning hut because he:
A Wants to die
B Believes someone is inside
C Is trying to rescue Smitty
D Can't find the Captain
15. The Captain shoots Eddie:
A Because he is trying to escape
B In order to save his life
C Because he blames him for Morton's death
D So he can get a medal for heroism
16.The Captain is free to progress to his next stage of Heaven after he:
A Receives Eddie's forgiveness
B Explains why he shot Eddie
C Explains the meaning of sacrifice
D Tell Eddie that he saved the child's life
17. Eddie's father damages him in all BUT which of the following ways?
A Violence
B Silence
C Neglect
D Laziness
18. Which of the following statements describe how Eddie feels about his job?
A It requires no more brains than washing dishes
B He is proud to have followed in his father's footsteps
C He believes his destiny has been to keep everyone who visits Ruby Pier safe
D It requires a great deal of physical skill and mental expertise
19. Eddie and his father never speak again after:
A Eddie insists on going to war
B His father beats him with a bat
C Eddie defends himself
D His mother dies
20. Eddie takes a full-time job at Ruby Pier because:
A He must look after his mother
B He can't find another job
C He wants t please his father
D This is what he has always wanted to do
21. Ruby's primary purpose in waiting for Eddie in Heaven is to:
A Tell him about his mother
B Help him find Marguerite
C Guide him to forgiveness of his father
D Explain why Emile built Ruby Pier
22. As Eddie progresses through the stages of Heaven, he becomes:
A Stronger mentally and physically
B More like an angel
C Mentally frail
D Physically weaker
23.When Eddie meets Marguerite in Heaven, she:
A Looks as she did when she died
B Is a bridesmaid for a wedding
C Is waiting for him as his bride
D Greets him by a river
24.Marguerite is injured in a car accident on the way to:
A Find Eddie at the race track
B Meet Eddie to sign adoption papers
C Her job at Ruby Pier
D Tell Eddie of his father's death
25. All BUT which of the following is a result of Marguerite's accident?
A She and Eddie stopped communicating
B The child they were going to adopt goes to someone else
C Eddie quits his job at Ruby Pier
D Eddie never gambles again
26.The pure, silent white Eddie encounters as he enters his final stage of
Heaven symbolizes:
A Physical coldness
B His inability to find the right path
C His entry into purgatory
D The isolation he feels after Marguerite leaves
27. As Eddie washes Tala in the stream:
A She tells him about her dream of coming to America
B The other children join them
C Her singed flesh falls away
D Nothing changes
28. Tala explains that Eddie saved Amy or Annie by:
A Pulling her to safety
B Picking her up and throwing off the track
C Covering her body with his
D Pushing her away from danger
29. As Tala pulls Eddie through the river:
A It cleanses him of the painful wounds and memories
B He sees his father waiting for him
C She tells him all about the war
D He feels as if he is drowning
30. With which of the following statements does the author, Mitch Albom,
introduce the meaning of the book?
A No man is an island
B Love is the only thing that endures forever
C All endings are also beginnings
D No one can enter Heaven unless he forgives those who hurt him
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31. The Blue Man's physical anomaly is directly related to:
His nervous disposition as a child
A difficult birth
His desire to be different
alcoholism
The sections entitled Today is Eddie's Birthday are examples of
answer choices
symbolism
metaphor
flashback
simile
What literary device is illustrated in the following passage: "Pang! Pang! He
tried to imagine actually shooting at the enemy."
answer choices
metaphor
personification
onomatopoeia
simile
What did the Blue Man teach Eddie?
answer choices
sacrifice
forgiveness
That we are all connected
The power of love
What does the Captain teach Eddie?
answer choices
That we are all connected
There is purpose to everyone's life
Forgiveness
Sacrifice
What does Ruby teach Eddie?
answer choices
There is purpose to everyone's life
Forgiveness
Sacrifice
The power of love
What did Marguerite teach Eddie?
answer choices
Sacrifice
Forgiveness
We are all connected
The power of love
What does Tala teach Eddie?
answer choices
The power of love
We are all connected
There is purpose to everyone's life
Sacrifice
n the actual end, was Eddie ok with spending eternity at Ruby Pier?
answer choices
Yes
No
What killed Eddie's father?
answer choices
love
loyalty
betrayal
friendship
What did Mickey Shea do that was so bad?
answer choices
He unfriended Eddie's dad on Facebook
He drank alcohol with all the underage children at the Pier
He tried to molest Eddie's mom
He robbed Eddie's brother Joe of his college money
Eddie
answer choices
died from a heart attack avoiding Eddie
83; feels his life is a waste
little girl Eddie tried to save
named after pier; third person he meets
author of the book
Blue Man
answer choices
fifth person he meets; little girl
named after pier; third person he meets
died from a heart attack avoiding Eddie
83; feels like his life is a waste
died saving Eddie's life in the war
The Captain
answer choices
author of the book
Eddie's older brother
abandoned Eddie as a child
died saving Eddie's life in the war
Joe
answer choices
named after pier; third person he meets
Eddie's older brother
died from a heart attack avoiding Eddie
died saving Eddie's life in the war
abandoned Eddie as a child
Eddie's father
answer choices
author of the book
abandoned Eddie as a child
died saving Eddie's life in the war
83; feels his life is a waste.
named after the pier; third person he meets
Marguerite
answer choices
fifth person he meets; little girl
named after pier; third person he meets
Eddie's wife; fourth person he meets
little girl Eddie tried to save
author of the book
Ruby
answer choices
fifth person he meets; little girl
Eddie's wife; fourth person he meets
little girl Eddie tried to save
author of the book
named after pier; third person he meets
Tala
answer choices
fifth person he meets; little girl
Eddie's wife; fourth person he meets
little girl Eddie tried to save at Ruby Pier
author of the book
named after pier; third person he meets
Anne or Amy
answer choices
fifth person he meets; little girl
Eddie's wife; fourth person he meets
little girl Eddie tried to save at Ruby Pier
named after pier; third person he meets
author of the book
Mitch Albom
answer choices
abandoned Eddie as a child
died from a heart attack avoiding Eddie
author of the book
83; fees his life is a waste
died saving Eddie's life in the war
