Eddie
How do we know Eddie is comfortable with young children? (2 things)
He goes on rides with them and makes pipe cleaner animals for them
T/F The Blue Man was a poor immigrant who did not get along with his father
True
This was the cause of the cable breaking on Freddy's Free Fall
A Key
What literary device is used here:
"Eddie was a squat old man with white hair..." (Albom 2)
Imagery
Odd or unnatural in shape, appearance, or character; ugly or absurd; bizarre
Grotesque
What is the name of Eddie's older brother?
Joe
The Blue Man was a nervous boy and young man, so what "medicine" did the doctor prescribe for him
silver nitrate/poison
The name of the little girl who Eddie tried to save
Amy/Annie
"He was floating over a vast yellow sea. Now it turned melon. Now it was a sapphire." (Albom 21)
Metaphor
Comfort in times of grief and worry
Solace
The name of Eddie's "one true love"
Marguerite
Who caused the Blue Man's death?
Eddie
T or F - Eddie always dreamed of working at Ruby Pier
False
Simile
A person who stands at the entrance of a show or event and tries to attract customers by making loud speeches or announcements.
Barker
When Eddie "arrives" in Heaven, where was it?
Ruby Pier
T/F - Eddie went to the Blue Man's funeral
True
This is how Eddie felt when the Blue Man told him that Ruby Pier was heaven
Upset
The name for the author's inclusion of Eddie's past birthdays.
Flashback
Define Carnage
The killing of a large number of people; great destruction of life.
What war did Eddie fight in?
World War II
Why was the Blue Man's Heaven Ruby Pier?
It was the one place he felt accepted and happy
This person was the head of maintenance
Eddie
"It (Freddy's Free Fall) tilted just a few feet below the upper platform, as if it had started down and then changed its mind." (Albom 15).
Personification
A basic good used in commerce that is interchangeable with other goods of the same type.
Commodity