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1 Open answers
2 bumper cars, carousel, Ferris wheel, roller
coaster
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5 aF bT cF dF eT fF gT hT
iF jT
6 With 50 minutes left: Eddie takes his last
walk around Ruby Park. 40: He rides the
Ghost, the biggest roller coaster in the park,
to make sure it is working well. 34: He
follows his regular work routine after giving
candy to the two little boys who were on the
ride with him. 30: He chats with Dominguez
in the maintenance building. 26: He walks
along the boardwalk, thinking about Ruby
Park in the past. 19: He sits in his old beach
chair and thinks about Marguerite. 16: He
watches the waves and thinks more about
Marguerite. 14: He closes his eyes and
thinks about his favourite song. 12: He is
interrupted by Amy/Annie, who asks him to
make a balloon animal for her.
Possible answer: The countdown makes
Eddies death very real. It is definitely going
to happen. The countdown shows that
Eddies life after death is going to be at the
heart of this story.
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10 a H b H c B d B e E f H g B h H
iE jB
11 a Poland b poor c nervous and afraid
d cruel e silver nitrate f scared g saved
h sometimes i nervous j alone
k beautiful
12 Possible answers:
a Very proud and happy.
b He has a new baseball, imagines that he is
one of his baseball heroes, and goes outside
to play ball with his friends.
c It is important because it is the Blue Mans
funeral. Eddie caused his death and meets
him later in heaven.
d It is bitter because the country is at war;we
know that Eddie is going to fight in it, and
his family must know that, too. It is sweet
because he has met Marguerite and fallen in
love although he is angry that his brother
makes this news public. It is also sweet to
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see Eddie dancing with his mother and then
his brother.
e This change of verb tense makes these
sections seem more alive and real.
13 Possible answer:
It will feel the way it did on Earth when he
knew his second person. When he knew the
Blue Man on Earth, he was a young boy, so
his body felt like the body of a young boy.
14 Open answers
15 a Joe b Mickey Shea c the Captain
d Rabozzo e Crazy Two f Crazy Three
g Smitty h Marguerite i Morton
j the Captain
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18 1 d 2 i 3 a 4 f 5 j 6 h 7 b 8 e
9 g 10 c
19 Possible answers:
1 Eddies father damaged him by:
a neglecting him; he rarely held Eddie as a
baby; he punished him; he left him with
other people at the park so he could drink
and play cards; he gave him little
responsibility around the park.
b being violent; he hit Eddie when he stood
near the card table; he beat him and Joe
when he was angry and drunk; he screamed
at Eddie to get up and get a job.
c his silence, even at the most important
moments in Eddies life.
2 Eddies father:
a showed some love toward his son by his
pleasure at Eddies success at baseball and
at fighting.
b defended his wife when Mickey Shea
attacked her.
c saved Mickey from drowning.
d called out, on the last night of his life, to
Mickey and to his family, wanting to
communicate with them before he died.
2021 Open answers
22 Possible answers:
a Eddie doesnt make very much money
only a third as much as his brother makes.
Marguerite works at Ruby Park, which
Eddie is not happy about. Marguerite and
Eddie cant have children. Marguerite is
upset about Eddies betting at the race
course. Marguerite is badly injured when a
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bottle hits her car and she crashes.
Marguerite dies at 47 from a brain tumor.
b Marguerite always makes Eddies birthday
special. They have a nice wedding
celebration at a Chinese restaurant. They
enjoy little things together, like walking
along the boardwalk and sharing their
favorite candy.
c Eddie can finally talk easily. He learns that
love doesnt have to end. They hear their
song: You made me love you . . . They lie
together and dance together.
23 a Eddie and Marguerite share their special
candy on the first night they meet, and then
they have it every year on Eddies birthday.
b Compared to Joe, Eddie feels like a
failure.
c Eddie and Marguerite are very happy
when they get married in this Chinese
restaurant.
d Eddie has his big win at the race course by
betting on the horse, Jersey Finch. But
things go wrong because of his betting.
e Two teenagers throw their empty alcohol
bottles from a bridge. One of the bottles
causes Marguerite to crash.
f Eddie and Marguerite think about adoption
because they cant have children, but the
accident puts an end to this as a possibility.
g Every time the couple hears You made
me love you . . . , they are reminded of how
much they love each other.
h The Ferris wheel in the distance reminds
Marguerite of her home with Eddie.
24 He desperately wants to find out if he saved
the little girl, Amy or Annie. He hasnt
found out yet.
25 Possible answers:
a noisy; laughing and shouting innocently;
calm; with skin the color of dark wood;
taking care of themselves
b thin; young; from an Asian country; five
or six years old; beautiful light brown skin;
black hair; small flat nose; joyful smile;
dark, happy eyes
c terribly burned skin; many scabs and red
burns; black shoulders; lips hanging down
and only one eye open; most of hair gone
26 a safe b peace
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27 He is waiting for Annies (or Amys) death,
so her questions about her own life can be
answered.
28 a 3 b 5 c 2 d 1 e 4
29 Open answers
30 Open answers
31 a A year later, it is working again and has
been renamed Devils Drop.
b It is now lived in by someone who doesnt
care about the carousel.
c He is the new head of maintenance at
Ruby Park.
d He is related to Ruby, and he accidentally
and indirectly caused Eddies death.
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Discussion activities key
1 Some people e.g., atheists believe that death
is the end but religious people all believe
that something happens after death. In some
cases the soul is thought to go to heaven or
hell depending on what one has done during
life (e.g., Christianity). In other religions
death is seen as part of the process of
reincarnation (e.g., Buddhism, Hinduism).
Death may also be seen as the beginning of
a period of rest before resurrection (Islam).
24 Open answers
5 Suggested answers: Eddie was probably
happy when he was young especially when
he met Marguerite and had many plans for
the future. However, life for him was hard.
He was wounded in the war and had a limp
and his life didnt turn out the way he
wanted. Maybe he didnt feel fulfilled as a
maintenance man. At the end he had lost all
the people he loved so he was probably
quite sad.
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8 Eddies father was smoking in a waiting
room with other expectant fathers, waiting
for news of his wife and son.
9 Open answers
10 Most immigrants are looking for a better
way of life in their host country. Often there
is great poverty in their country of origin,
although sometimes this is not the case, e.g.
English immigrants in Spain. Some
immigrants are refugees escaping from
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political or religious oppression. Life is
often difficult because they have problems
finding work or accommodation,
communicating in the language of the host
country, getting legal status or because there
is racism and prejudice.
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24 They met when they were very young at
Ruby Park and they fell in love very
quickly. When he went away to war she
promised to wait for him and she did. She
died before Eddie leaving him heartbroken.
2529 Open answers
30 Suggested noises: alarm clock, people
talking, birds, the sea, traffic, car horns, the
phone, dogs barking, door bell, school bell,
doors slamming, building work, road works
etc.
31 Suggested answers: There were lots of
children playing in the river. Eddie made a
dog from a balloon for Tala. Tala went into
the hut to hide from the soldiers. Eddie
washed Tala with a stone. Eddie pushed the
little girl to safety. Eddie heard the word
home from God at the end.
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Activity worksheets key
1 a rough b begged c wounded d squeezed
e leaning f ladder g waved h platform
2 a Because he had been shot during World
War II.
b Go on one of the rides.
c Some money.
d He hit the gate with his cane.
e They danced together.
f On a ride with her boyfriend.
g A key.
h Two small hands.
3 a b c d e f
g h
4 a floating b microphone c sped d tents
e swearing f stage g forehead h lightning
5 a canerifle
b medicineengineering
c belowabove
d bootshelmet
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e shortlong
f goldcoal
g ballsrocks
h animalchild
6 a hesitation b whistle c career d shovel
e clapped f supply g dirt h lifted
7 a Despite all the damage, Eddie privately
loved his dad.
b Eddie couldnt tell the old woman about
his lack of ambition.
c The wind blew some of the fireworks
away from the men.
d Eddie held up his hands and showed his
father his dirty fingers,
e Eddies father lay on the beach without the
strength to struggle home.
f Eddie blamed his father for his loss of
freedom.
8 a behavior b wealth c hired d cursed
e unsteadily f curved
9 a doing b as c with d many e a f were
10 a sack b roast c pack d shallow
e worthless f waist g hen
11 a A mysterious noise.
b They were washing each other.
c He cried and prayed.
d Healthy hair grew from the roots.
e So she could take him safely to heaven.
f On the Ferris Wheel.
12 a bleeding b burst c shook d full
e beneath f regret
Progress test key
1 a b c d e f g
h i j
2 a 4 b 10 c 9 d 8 e 3 f 2 g 6 h 1
i5 j7
3 a Ruby b Tala c Eddies father d Eddie
e The Captain f Dominguez g Mickey
Shea h Marguerite i Nicky j The Blue
Man
4 a adopt b balloons c candles d helmet
e limping f maintain g neglected
h random i scab j worn-out
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