For each question, support your answer with a quote from the text, and explain that
text like Captain Obvious.
When Eddie wakes up in heaven, how has he changed?
He feels like a child. He can run, jump, touch parts of his body he couldn’t before.
He still looks like an old man but feels young again. In the story win says, “Ha-ha!
Running! Eddie had not truly run in more than 60 years, not since the war...” This
quote says Eddie had not run in a long time so now when he was running, he felt
amazing.
What is ironic about the setting of heaven where Eddie finds himself?
He finds himself in the Ruby Pier, the place he most wanted to get away from.
Heaven is said to be a beautiful peaceful place, somewhere you will love. Eddie
does not like Ruby Pier.
What is shocking about Eddie’s first encounter with a person in heaven?
What’s shocking about Eddie's first encounter with a person in heaven is that his
skin is blue.
According to the Blue Man, what is the purpose of heaven?
According to the Blue Man, the purpose of heaven is the greatest gift god can give
which is to have the meaning of your life explained to you.
What is shocking about the connection Eddie has with the Blue Man that he
discovers on page 36?
What’s shocking about the connection between Eddie and the Blue Man is that he
claims Eddie killed him.