"the five people you meet in Heaven"

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1. The premise of this book is that when you die you will meet five people who will explain your life to you before you can enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Eddie, the main character, makes an animal out of pipe cleaners for someone at the start of the book. Who is he/she? Morton Marguerite Dominguez Amy

2. The Blue Man is the first person that Eddie meets after he dies. What was the Blue Man's real name? Joseph Corvelzchik Emile Dominguez Mickey

3. Each person Eddie meets after his death tells him the reason for one section of his life. What lesson did the Blue Man give Eddie? What comes around goes around No life is a waste See a penny pick it up all day long you'll have good luck Cherish the ones your with

4. The second person that Eddie meets is "The Captain", his commander during the Second World War. Where was he located when Eddie came to him? In a foxhole In a tank In a bunker Up a tree

5. When Eddie and the Captain had been captured in the Philippines where were they sent as prisoners of war? They were repatriated The Burma railway A coal mine Prisoner of war camp

6. During his escape from captivity Eddie was shot in the leg when he seemed to become hysterical and try to enter the building that he had just set alight. Who shot him? The Captain The Blue Man Dominguez Japanese guard

7. How did the Captain die? Shot by a Japanese guard Stepped on a landmine Starvation Malaria

8. What lesson did the Captain have to gave to Eddie about his life? Sacrifice is a part of life You cannot outrun death War is evil There is honour in serving your country

9. Ruby is the next person that Eddie meets. Though he has never met her, what is the connection between them? She is his mother He saved her life She is his long lost sister The funfair at the pier

10. Ruby shows Eddie his relationship with his parents, especially his father. His father ended his life in hospital. What action precipitated his going into hospital? He was in a car accident He had a stroke while working on the Dodgems Eddie's father's best friend Mickey tried to rape Eddie's mother His wife's lover attacked him

11. What lesson does Ruby teach Eddie about life? Forgiveness Self-respect Honesty is the best policy Don't get angry get even

12. The fourth person he met was the one person he truly loved: Marguerite, his wife. Where did he find her? In a world of children Alone in a void In a world made of chocolate In a world full of weddings

13. During her life Marguerite was involved in a car accident. What caused the accident? A red setter running across the road in front of her A slight heart attack A tyre blow-out A bottle of old Harpers whiskey

14. What was the cause of Marguerite's death? She was murdered A car accident She drowned at the funfair A tumour on the brain

15. What lesson was Marguerite teaching Eddie? That she had moved on after death Life goes on after death Lost love is still love Death is the end

16. The next, and last person, that Eddie meets is a young girl. What is her name? Tala Marguerite Ruby Amy

17. What did Tala say to Eddie that caused him such consternation? "You burn me" "You are my father" "You will go to hell" "You betrayed me"

18. What did Tala ask Eddie to do? To beg for forgiveness To make her a dog from pipe cleaners To go away To wash her

19. What lesson was Tala to teach Eddie? That he is not alone All's well that ends well Eddie made up for Tala's death by working at the funfair That he must repent his sins

20. Eddie asked the same question to each of the five people he met. What was the question he repeatedly asked? "Am I going to enter heaven?" "Am I forgiven?" "Am I really dead?" "The little girl at the pier. Did I save her?"