All about Eddie
The cause of the ride malfunction which caused Eddie's death.
Malfunctions due to a damaged cable
Who said this: "Strangers are just family you have yet to come to know."
The Blue Man
What is the condition of Eddie's body as he moves through each stage of heaven?
He is becoming progressively weaker.
What literary technique does the author use to create a timeline of Eddie's birthday
Flashback
Nickname given to Eddie by the children at Ruby Pier.
Eddie Maintenence
The last thing Eddie feels before he dies
the little girl's hands in his own.
This person teaches Eddie about sacrifice
The Captain
What where the last words of Eddie's father to Eddie?
"Get a job".
This is what caused Ruby's husband to die.
A fire at Ruby Pier
Eddie's older brother's name.
Joe
The place where Eddie met his wife.
At Ruby Pier
This person tells Eddie that "lost love is still love."
Marguerite
What is Eddie's purpose in life?
To keep the children safe at Ruby Pier?
What really was the cause of the car falling from the ride?
A key that got stuck in the gear and destroyed the belt. It was Ruby's grandson Nicky's key
What are the 3 stains Eddie's father left on his life?
Neglect, violence, silence
Eddie's unique talent that helps him and his fellow soldiers escape.
Juggling
This person showed Eddie his life's purpose
Tala
What Tala's purification in the river symbolizes?
The cleansing of Eddie's soul
He built the original Ruby Pier.
Emile, Ruby's husband
This person brings Eddie a birthday cake when he is in the hospital after he returns from the war.
Eddie's mother
The event that caused Eddie to stop praying during the war.
When Rabozzo died.
This person tells to Eddie "there are no random acts in life, and that all incidents are intertwined in some way."
The Blue Man
What is Ruby's lesson for Eddie?
To release his anger and forgive his father for all the trouble and hurt he had caused
What Eddie says was his father's final trick played on him
He died
He helped Eddie learn how to shoot before the war. He said, "Don't think, it's the thinking that will get you killed."
Mickey Shea
This event was Eddie's breaking point
He kills a crazy with his bare hands
What do you have when you no longer have the person you love, how does love go on?
Memory
Which theme does this event represent and explain how and come up with a new example: ... the human spirit knows, deep down, that all lives intersect. That death doesn't just take someone, it misses someone else, and in the small distance between being taken and being missed, lives are changed"
Interconnectedness/there are no random acts
Died from staying on the beach for several hours soaked with cold water. Why was he there?
What is Eddie's Father fighting with Mickey/saving his life
What lesson does Tala teach Eddie
Every life has a purpose