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70 Cards in this Set
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Who is the book dedicated to? Who was he?What does the author want his Uncle to know? |
Edward Beitchman, my beloved uncle, who gave me my first concept of heaven. To realize how much they matter and were loved. |
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Why does the book start at the end? |
Because all endings are also the beginning |
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What was Eddie’s job? |
"maintaining" the rides, which meant keeping them safe. |
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What did Eddie give to Dominguez? |
All the "twenties" bills he had, two of them |
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Who is Marguerite?Where did they meet? |
A girl Eddie met at Stardust Band Shell (Ruby Pier boardwalk) |
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What were Eddie’s final words? |
I don't think I can deal with all of these. Some. Get back. |
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What “upside-down” event happened on Eddie’s fifth birthday? |
Mickey Shea pick Eddie upside down. |
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What happened when Eddie arrived: first, second, and third? |
1. he felt wonderful 2. he was all alone 3. he was still on Ruby Pier |
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Itwas Ruby Pier when? |
75 years ago |
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How many people will Eddie meet in heaven? |
5 |
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What is heaven for? |
The greatest gift from God: to understand what happened in your life. It is a peace you have been searching for. |
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Who killed the Blue Man? |
Eddie |
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What gift did Eddie get for his seventh birthday? |
a new baseball |
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What is silver nitrate? |
Poison |
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What did it do to the Blue Man? |
His skin turned the color of ash |
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What did Eddie do onhis eighth birthday? |
He went to the funeral |
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Is the Blue Man supposed to learn something from Eddie or teach something to Eddie? |
Teach something to Eddie |
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What good came from the Blue Man’s death? |
Eddie lived |
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What happened to the Blue Man’s skin at the end? |
It turned the loveliest shade of caramel - smooth and unblemished |
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Who did Eddie meet near his 17th birthday? |
A girl named Marguerite |
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He and his Ma do what? |
danced |
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What do Eddie and Joe do? |
Danced |
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“Young men go to war. Sometimes because they __________ to, sometimes because they __________ to. Always they feel they are __________ to.” |
“Young men go to war. Sometimes because they _have_________ to, sometimes because they ___want_______ to. Always they feel they are ___supposed_______ to.” |
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“It’s the __________ that gets you killed.” |
“It’s the _thinking_________ that gets you killed.” |
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How do soldiers mark the graves of their dead? |
Put rifle and helmet on the ground under the tree |
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What did Eddie learn during the war? |
Many things |
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“The Captain saidevery day: __________ __________ __________ _________ __________.” |
“The Captain said every day: ___No_______ ___one_______ ____gets______ ___left______ ___behind_______.” |
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Who shot Eddie and why? |
Captain. Because they would have lost him in that fire, he would have died and it wasn't his time |
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What happens on earth is only the what? |
beginning |
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“That’s what heaven is. You get to make sense of your __________.” |
“That’s what heaven is. You get to make sense of your __yesterdays________.” |
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“Sometimes when you sacrifice something precious, you’re not really losing it. You’re just __________ it on to someone else.” |
“Sometimes when you sacrifice something precious, you’re not really losing it. You’re just ___passing_______ it on to someone else.” |
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The Captain said: “My wish was to see what the world looked like _________ a war.” |
The Captain said: “My wish was to see what the world looked like __without_______ a war.” |
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Who did Eddie see now? |
His dad |
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Where is Eddie on his 24thbirthday? |
V.A. hospital |
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What is the ritual of semaphore? |
Forsaking words or physical affection |
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How did Eddie’s father damage him (3 ways)? |
Neglect, violence, silence |
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Who is the third person Eddie meets in heaven? |
An old lady name Ruby |
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What happens on Eddie’s 33rd birthday (to Eddie’s father)? |
he had collapsed, |
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How did Eddie’s father die(from what)? |
he had pneumonia, and a raging fever |
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Why did Eddie’s father die(how did he become ill –what did he do)? |
That day he'd gone to work, sick as he was . One night he came home at down, soaking wet |
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What does Eddie plan to do on his 37thbirthday? |
Maintenance |
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Eddie’s father does what when Mickey Shea drops into the sea? |
He jumps into the ocean after him |
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How did Eddie’s father take ill? |
He was laying on a beach, soaking wet and got pneumonia |
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Who did Eddie’s father share his hospital room with? |
Emile, Ruby's husband |
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“Learn this from me. Holding anger is a __________. It eats you from inside. We think that hating is the __________ that attacks the person who harmed us. But hatred is a __________ __________. And the harm we do, we do to ourselves.” |
“Learn this from me. Holding anger is a _____poison_____. It eats you from inside. We think that hating is the ______weapon____ that attacks the person who harmed us. But hatred is a ____curved______ __blade________. And the harm we do, we do to ourselves.” |
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Who did Eddie need to forgive? |
His dad |
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Who paid for Eddie’s funeral? |
Mr. Bullock, park owner |
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What does “per l’amaro e il dolce” mean? |
For the bitter and the sweet? |
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Who is the fourth person Eddie meets in heaven? |
Marguerite |
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How much more money did Eddie’s brother (Joe) make than Eddie? |
Three times more |
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Who helps Eddie celebrate his 38th birthday? |
Marguerite and a group of kids |
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Can Marguerite have children? What does she want to do? |
No, some doctors say she is too nervous, some say it's too late, she should have had them before 25. She has been talking about adoption. |
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Describe a certain love. |
a grateful love, a deep but quiet love, the one that's irreplaceable. |
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Where did Marguerite choose to be in heaven? |
Their wedding, which was in a Chinese restaurant called Sammmy Hong's. |
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“He was looking at his __________, his __________ wife, his __________ wife, his __________ wife, his __________ wife, and he didn’t want to look anymore.” |
“He was looking at his ___wife_______, his ____dead______ wife, his _____young_____ wife, his ___missing_______ wife, his _____only_____ wife, and he didn’t want to look anymore.” |
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Eddie is where when Marguerite has her car accident? |
At the horse race in the Daily Double |
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What had they planned to do? |
To adopt a kid |
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What did Marguerite have (illness)? |
Tumor in her brain |
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What did Eddie want more of with Marguerite? |
Time |
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“__________ love is still __________, Eddie.” |
“_____Lost_____ love is still _love_________, Eddie.” |
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’__________ has to end’, she said. ‘__________ doesn’t’.” |
’__Life________ has to end’, she said. ‘__Love________ doesn’t’.” |
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Eddie wanted Marguerite to change to what age? |
47 |
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Was the fifth person an adult or a child? |
little girl |
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What does Eddie think about on his 82nd birthday? Who does he visit? |
Many things, and also a Taffy. He visits his mother's, brother's, father's and Marguerite's grave |
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Who was the last person Eddie met in heaven? |
Tala, the little girl who burnt in a hat |
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Why was Eddie’s life important? |
Because he was keeping children safe |
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What happened to the little girl at the amusement park –did Eddie save her? |
The big thing fell, but he managed to push her away and saved her. |
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What was the single word from God? |
Home |
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What is the secret of heaven? |
Each affect the other and the other affects the next, and the world is full of stories, but the stories are all one. |
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“As Eddie goes off to war, Marguerite says: __________ ___________ __________ _________ __________ __________ __________ __________.” |
“As Eddie goes off to war, Marguerite says: ___You_______ __don't_________ ____have______ _____to____ ___ask_______ __me________ _____to_____ _____wait_____.” |
