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WorksheetsThe Five People You Meet in Heaven – Multiple Choice
Total questions: 135
Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins
Where does the reader first meet Eddie?
Ruby Pier.
In the hospital where he is first born.
In his apartment.
At a dance with Marguerite.
What does Eddie do for a living?
He is a handyman.
He is a carnival clown.
Performs maintenance at an amusement park.
He is in the military.
What is the significance of the day in Chapter One for Eddie?
It is his co-worker's wife's birthday.
It is his birthday.
It is Christmas day.
It is the opening day of the season at Ruby Pier.
Where does Eddie meet the love of his life?
At Ruby Pier.
At a church dance.
At an eating establishment.
Overseas when he was a soldier.
What does the young man at the Pier lose, causing havoc later?
A vintage coin.
His car key.
A medal from the war.
His wallet.
What does Eddie make for the little girl at the Pier in Chapter 1?
A rabbit made from balloons.
An ice cream cone.
A pipe cleaner rabbit.
A magic trick.
What happens to the little girl that Eddie talks with on the platform of Freddie Fall?
She is kidnapped.
She loses her mommy.
She falls off the ride.
She is in an accident with the Freddie Fall cart.
How does Eddie feel about the safety of Ruby Pier?
He is worried that it will be closed due to safety hazards.
He is concerned that it is old and the rides are worn.
He is proud that it has a perfect safety record.
He feels happy that it is one of the last small amusement parks still open.
What happens to the Freddie Fall car?
It gets stuck in the air and cannot come down.
Its safety harness does not work, causing passengers to be in danger.
The car is tilted and passengers are in danger.
It will not move to make the ride operate.
What causes malfunction to the cable holding the Freddie Fall car in place?
The cable has rusted after years of use and salt-water air.
A penny has lodged in the cable, causing it to stick.
A teenager decides to hang on the cable as a dare.
The young man's lost car key has shredded the cable.
Who prevents a fatal accident at the Freddie Fall?
Eddie.
Marguerite.
A ride attendant.
The young man.
What happens to Eddie at the end of Chapter One?
He celebrates his birthday.
He becomes crippled from an accident at the Pier.
He quits his job at the Pier.
He dies in an accident at the Pier.
Who does the author introduce in a flashback at the end of Chapter One?
Eddie's girlfriend.
Eddie's brother.
Eddie's friend.
Eddie's father.
What is the new ride at Ruby Pier?
Ferris Wheel.
Bumper cars.
Freddy Free Fall.
Roller coaster.
Where do Eddie and Marguerite have their first date?
At a restaurant.
At a dance at the Pier.
At a concert.
At the movies.
What dance does Eddie recall before the time he was crippled?
"Starry Eyed-Hop."
"I Finally Found You."
"You Made Me Love You."
"You Are the Love of My Life."
How does Eddie's leg become crippled?
From the war.
From a car accident.
From an accident at the Pier.
Getting it caught in a ride.
Whose philosophy reads, "When your time came, it came, and that was that"?
Eddie's father.
Eddie's.
A child's.
Marguerite's.
What is Eddie's last memory of being alive?
Marguerite.
The cart falling on the little girl.
Working at the Pier.
The war.
What does Eddie see when he dies?
Different colors and changing landscape.
Heaven.
God.
Marguerite.
What does Eddie feel after he has died?
Pain.
Nothing.
Calm and no pain.
Love.
Where does Eddie wind up on his journey through death in Chapter Two?
In Heaven.
In a field.
At the Pier.
Under water.
How old is Eddie in Chapter Two?
Seventy-five.
Seventy-two.
Eighty.
Five years old.
What color is the sea that Eddie sees?
Blue.
Green.
Yellow, and changing.
Crystal clear.
How does Eddie celebrate his birthday in Chapter Two?
At a picnic at the Pier.
With a pony ride.
With a party at home.
With a nice dinner.
What does Uncle Mickey give Eddie for his birthday?
A signed baseball.
A play pistol and cowboy hat.
A silver dollar.
A bottle of wine.
What does Uncle Mickey do to Eddie during his birthday?
Kisses him.
Bumps Eddie's head several times.
Gets into a fight with him.
Slaps Eddie's shoulders in congratulations.
Who is Uncle Mickey?
Eddie's father's brother.
An old friend of Marguerite's.
Marguerite's brother.
He works with Eddie's dad at the Pier.
What does the author use as symbolism in Chapter Two?
People.
The birthday song.
Colors.
The Pier.
How does the author portray Uncle Mickey in Chapter Two?
As oblivious.
As kind.
As insensitive to a child.
As malicious.
What does Eddie hear once he dies?
Nothing; quiet.
Laughter.
Angels.
Music.
To whom does Eddie run for refuge from Uncle Mickey?
His mother.
His brother.
His father.
Marguerite.
What color does Eddie see when he first dies?
Bright white.
Sky blue.
Pumpkin color.
Black.
What is the last thing Eddie remembers physically feeling before he dies?
The little girl's hands in his own.
Suffocation.
Fear.
Pain.
What does Eddie think the little girl's name is?
Alice or Alexis.
Olivia.
Tala.
Amy or Annie.
What does Eddie remember thinking, right after he dies?
Did he save the little girl?
Did he live a good life?
Will he see his father?
Will he have a chance to redo anything in life?
Where does Eddie wake up in Chapter Three?
In the teacup ride on Ruby Pier.
In his bed.
In heaven.
In the Philippines.
What is different about Eddie when he wakes up?
He is young again.
He can walk without his cane.
He looks different.
He floats.
How does Eddie feel when he wakes up?
Wonderful, but alone.
Happy and alive.
Sad and alone.
Young, but skeptical.
What is different about Ruby Pier when Eddie wakes up?
It is the new Ruby Pier.
It is the Ruby Pier of the present.
It is the Ruby Pier of the past.
It is Ruby Pier of Eddie's childhood.
What does Eddie discover he CANNOT do when he wakes up?
Run.
Breathe.
Talk.
Move.
What does Eddie do, just because he can, in Chapter Three?
Yells in elation.
Breathes in the moment.
Rides the rides.
Runs around the park.
In Chapter Three, where does Eddie stop at the Pier?
In front of the Freddy Fall.
In front of the popcorn machine.
In front of the freak show.
In front of the Ferris Wheel.
When was the freak show shut down?
Eighty years ago.
Twenty-five years ago.
Fifty years ago.
Five years ago.
Whom does Eddie see in front of the freak show?
The woman with a beard.
Conjoined twins.
A giant man.
A man whose skin is blue.
Who says, "Hello, Edward. I have been waiting for you."?
Marguerite.
The man whose skin is blue.
One of the conjoined twins.
Eddie's father.
When is Chapter Three set?
During the present.
Before Eddie was born.
In the future.
In Eddie's past.
What is the author doing in Chapter Three?
Showing readers Eddie's future.
Weaving together present with future.
Weaving together past with present.
Showing readers Eddie's weaknesses.
Who is the first person Eddie meets in Heaven?
His brother.
His dad.
Dominguez, his assistant from Ruby Pier.
The Blue Man.
Why does Eddie feel like his body is that of a child in Chapter Four?
His childhood was the happiest time of his life.
Because he tried to save a child during his life on earth.
Because he has gotten younger.
He was a child when he knew the Blue Man.
What does Eddie first ask the first person he meets in Heaven?
How long will Eddie be at the Pier?
How did Eddie die?
How old is Eddie now?
Why is the Pier Heaven?
How long has Eddie been at the Pier after he died?
One thousand years.
One minute.
One hour.
Time doesn't matter, infinity.
What does Eddie learn about Heaven in Chapter Four?
It is subjective.
It is difficult to attain.
It has many steps.
It is a dream.
In death, what step is Ruby Pier for the Blue Man?
The final step.
The first step.
The second step.
The third step.
What does Eddie learn about his voice in Heaven?
It will change once Eddie learns his lessons.
It is only permitted during urgent situations.
It will come; silence helps people listen.
It has disappeared forever.
According to the Blue Man, what is Heaven for?
Understanding one's life on earth.
To have a resting place.
To finally achieve peace.
To remain until loved ones come to join you.
What causes the Blue Man's death?
He fell from a ride.
Bad medicine.
An accident at the freak show.
Eddie's baseball.
What causes the Blue Man to become blue?
An overdose of silver nitrate.
He wants to join the carnival, so he swallows pills.
Drinking poisonous cleaning fluid.
Eating too many blueberries.
Why can't Eddie play with the erector set he received for his eighth birthday?
His father takes it away.
He misbehaved.
He has to attend a funeral.
It breaks before he can use it.
What does the Blue Man find at Ruby Pier?
A place where he is invisible.
Solace.
A place to hide.
A home.
What does Eddie learn from the Blue Man?
That life is short.
That one should appreciate what one has.
That Eddie has to pay for the role in his death.
That everyone is connected.
What is happening at the Ruby Pier of the present in Chapter Five?
Business, as usual.
A sideshow has come to visit.
People await the ambulance.
The rides have all ceased working.
Who says, "you can no more separate one life from another than you can separate a breeze from the wind."?
Eddie.
Uncle Mickey.
Eddie's father.
The Blue Man.
What literary device does the author repetitively use to reveal clues about Eddie's life?
Simile.
Flashback.
Personification.
Metaphor.
What birthday does Eddie celebrate in Chapter Five?
Seventeenth.
Thirteenth.
Eighteenth.
Twenty-first.
With whom does Eddie first share the news that he found the girl he wishes to marry?
His best friend.
Joe.
His mother.
His father.
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."?
The funeral director.
The priest.
The Blue Man.
Eddie.
What happens between Eddie and his brother in Chapter Five?
They decide to never speak again.
They get into an accident.
They get into a fight.
They part ways forever.
In the scene played out in Chapter Five, what does Joe do to make Eddie angry?
He punches Eddie.
He lies to Eddie.
He shares Eddie's news of marriage plans.
He steals Eddie's girl.
What world event is happening in Chapter Five?
War in Europe.
The Stock Market Crash.
A new President is being elected.
The Great Depression.
Who restores peace to Eddie's household in Chapter Five?
Joe
Eddie's mother
Eddie's father
Eddie
The reader learns that Mitch Albom is clearly trying to share what with the reader?
That he embraces dying.
That The Five People You Meet in Heaven teaches lessons.
That Heaven is a mystical place.
That he is afraid of dying.
As discovered in Chapter Six, for what is Eddie saving his money?
To attend school to become a mathematician.
To attend school to become a teacher.
To attend school to become a construction worker.
To attend school for engineering.
What does Eddie decide to do for a profession when he is young?
He becomes a maintenance worker.
He becomes a teacher.
He enlists in the army.
He becomes an engineer.
Who says, "War is not a game. If there's a shot to be made, you make it, you hear? No guilt. No hesitation...."?
Eddie's brother.
The Captain.
Eddie's father.
Mickey Shea.
Who is the second person Eddie meets in Heaven?
His girlfriend.
Joe.
The Captain.
The girl whom Eddie tries to save at the Pier.
What happens to Eddie's leg?
He falls from a tree.
The Captain shoots him to prevent Eddie from entering a burning tent.
He gets caught in a landmine.
He is beaten by enemy soldiers.
Where does the reader learn that Eddie and three other soldiers are being held?
Under ground.
In a small hut.
Bamboo barracks.
In a steel box.
What do Eddie and the other three soldiers have to do while imprisoned?
Work in a coal mine.
Beat other inmates.
Share military secrets.
Build new enemy huts.
What happens to Rabozzo when he becomes ill?
He dies of dysentery.
He dies of hunger.
He is left behind by the others.
He is murdered by enemy soldiers.
What talent does Eddie have that eventually helps him escape from prison during the war?
He's a comedian.
He sings.
He does magic tricks.
He juggles.
What do Eddie and the other two soldiers decide to do before escaping?
Steal from the enemy camps.
Take enemy soldiers captive.
Burn the barracks and blow up the mines.
Have a funeral for Rabozo.
What does Marguerite tell Eddie before he leaves for the war?
That she loves him.
That she cannot wait for him.
That she will wait for him.
That she will marry another man.
Why does Eddie try to return to a burning tent?
He wants to die.
He wants to save his friend.
He left his backpack inside.
He thinks a child is inside.
What is the significance of the field in the opening of Chapter Seven?
Rabozo dies here.
Eddie gets rescued here.
The burnt tents used to rest here.
It is the Captain's burial ground.
Who says, "When you sacrifice something that is precious, he says, you don't actually lose it."?
The Captain.
Marguerite.
Rabozzo.
Eddie.
From what does the Captain save his men?
The coal mine.
Burning tents.
A landmine.
Friendly fire.
What happens to the field where Chapter Seven opens?
It becomes lush, green, and unscarred.
It turns to a forest.
It disappears.
It burns up.
Why is Ruby Pier closed in Chapter Seven?
Eddie's peers feel his loss.
The rides have been condemned.
No one comes to visit after the accident.
The little girl's mom has brought a lawsuit against the park.
What lesson does Eddie learn in Chapter Seven?
That forgiveness is easy.
That sacrifice is essential.
That love is painful.
That war causes permanent damage.
What promise did the Captain make?
To come home from the war soon.
To return Rabozzo's body to his home.
To save many lives.
To leave none of his men behind.
What does Eddie wonder about in Chapter Seven?
Whether he saves the girl at Ruby Pier.
Whether Rabozzo went to Heaven.
Whether he will ever return to Ruby Pier.
Whether the Captain felt any pain before he died.
What does the Captain receive from Eddie?
Validation that the rest of the men made it out safely.
Eddie's dog tags.
A medal of honor.
Forgiveness for shooting him in the leg.
Who says, "dying is not the end, it is only the beginning."?
Eddie.
The Captain.
Rabbozo.
The enemy soldier.
Who usually starts the workday at Ruby Pier?
All of the maintenance workers.
The ride operators.
Eddie.
The owner.
What purpose does Amy or Annie serve in the story thus far?
To give purpose to the setting.
To build suspense.
To foreshadow events.
To shock the reader.
Who is the third person Eddie meets in Heaven?
His father.
Rabbozzo.
An old woman.
The little girl from the tent.
Where is Chapter Eight set?
On a mountain range, in a diner.
In a helicopter, leaving a battle.
On a farm, hosting a carnival.
In a field, in a car.
Who mentally hurts Eddie in Chapter Eight?
Uncle Mickey.
His father.
His brother.
His mother.
How does Eddie's father treat his sons?
Lovingly.
Respectfully.
Carelessly.
Neglectfully.
Why is Eddie envious of Joe?
Eddie's father loves Joe more than Eddie.
Joe has a beautiful wife.
Joe has a new car.
Joe gets to come home clean.
What happens between Eddie and his father?
The mend their differences.
They ignore each other.
They discuss their bad relationship.
They argue and never speak again.
Why is Eddie's father not able to speak?
He is indifferent.
He is being punished for his abusive behavior during his lifetime.
He needs to listen in order to learn his lessons.
He is a part of the woman's eternity, but not truly present.
Who says, "You have peace when you make it with yourself."?
Ruby.
Marguerite.
Eddie's mother.
Eddie's wife.
How does Eddie feel when he returns home from the war?
Sad and resentful.
Angry and hurt.
Useless and used.
Depressed and helpless.
What does the reader learn about Eddie's character in Chapter Eight?
He is lazy, angry and resentful.
He is dependable, trustworthy and kind.
He is motivated, yet unfulfilled.
He is diligent and regimented.
What literary device is used when discussing the accident that occurs at another park?
Metaphor.
Simile.
Flashback.
Foreshadowing.
How does Eddie feel about his father?
Longing for acceptance.
Resentful.
Angry and hateful.
Pathetic and useless.
How does Eddie's father help Eddie?
He forgives Eddie.
He gives Eddie the apartment.
He gives Eddie money.
He makes Eddie get a job.
What does Mickey Shea do to anger Eddie's father?
Hits Eddie.
Tries to assault Eddie's mother.
Steals money from Eddie's father.
Causes Eddie's father to lose his job.
Who tries to save Mickey Shea from drowning?
A carnival worker.
An ocean lifeguard.
Eddie's father.
Eddie.
Why does Eddie's father forgive Mickey Shea?
Eddie's father owes Mickey Shea money.
Mickey has a drinking problem and does not act out on purpose.
Eddie's father does not love his wife.
Mickey Shea saved Eddie's father once.
How old was Eddie's father when he died?
Eighty-five.
Fifty-six.
Seventy.
Forty-seven.
For whom does Eddie's father cry when he is hospitalized?
Mickey Shea.
His wife, Joe, and Eddie.
His mother.
God.
Who is Eddie's father's hospital roommate?
Ruby.
The Blue Man.
Ruby's husband, Emile.
Mickey Shea.
To what does Ruby compare anger?
A curved blade.
A magnet.
Sinfulness.
Fire.
What does Eddie tell his father at the diner?
That he is angry with him.
That he is letting go of his anger.
That he loves him.
That he was foolish for trying to save Mickey.
Who pays for Eddie's funeral?
The little girl's mother.
The park owner, with Eddie's paycheck.
Eddie's estate.
The park owner, from his own pocket.
What does Eddie's co-worker say about Eddie?
"Eddie really loved his wife."
"Eddie loved children."
"Eddie was a kind soul."
"Eddie was a great worker."
With whom does Eddie's father die?
No one.
His wife.
Eddie.
Joe.
Where does Eddie meet the fourth person in Heaven?
At a diner.
At a wedding reception.
At the Pier.
On the boardwalk.
Who is the fourth person Eddie meets in Heaven?
Eddie's father.
Amy or Annie.
Marguerite.
Ruby's husband.
What does Joe do for a living?
Car dealer.
Salesman.
Maintenance man.
Stock broker.
What was Eddie's promotion?
Ticket taker.
Manager.
Cashier.
Head of maintenance.
Eddie and Marguerite save money for what big event?
A new apartment.
Wedding anniversary party.
New car.
Adoption of a child.
How does Eddie come across big money?
Gets a raise at work.
He finds it beneath a ride.
Joe lends him the money.
Wins at the racetrack.
Why does Marguerite spend six months in the hospital?
She is a nurse.
She has pneumonia.
She is pregnant and on bed rest.
She is in a car accident.
What does Eddie tell Marguerite?
He wishes he had been a better husband.
He wished he could save her.
He loves her and he is sorry.
He forgives her.
Who says, "weddings are for possibilities."?
Noel.
Eddie.
Ruby.
Marguerite.
What is the result of Marguerite's hospitalization?
They lost the chance to adopt the baby.
Permanent injury.
Estranged marriage between Eddie and Marguerite.
More bills for Eddie.
From what does Marguerite eventually die?
Broken heart.
Lung cancer.
Brain tumor.
Pneumonia.
What does Eddie say to Marguerite about the war?
"I killed ten men."
"I lost myself."
"It was unbearable."
"Too much bloodshed caused too much pain."
How old is Marguerite when she dies?
Forty-seven.
Seventy-five.
Sixty-two.
Thirty-nine.
What is the lesson in Chapter Eleven?
Lost love is still love; it just takes a different form.
Life is short and there is no time for regret.
Forgiveness comes easily with love.
It's better to have loved and lost than never loved at all.
Who says, "Life has to end; love doesn't."?
Eddie's attorney.
Marguerite.
Eddie.
Eddie's boss.
