Across
- 3. The reason for Eddie’s bad leg
- 4. This trick or skill seemed to be Eddie’s trick to escaping the prison during his captivity in the War
- 5. Perhaps Eddie’s dad only virtue shown when he rescues undeserving Mickey
- 6. This is another plot device, perhaps used 12 times, as a means to giving some background information on the past life of Eddie
- 7. What could possibly be the high crime of personal essay writing if you find yourself writing about a rather overused and predictable topic
- 8. Immediately when reading this book you get a sense that the main character is filled with this unfortunate emotion
- 9. The Eventual fate of the original Ruby Pier Amusement Park
- 11. You might be a little skeptical about Mitch Albom’s idea that “all stories overlap” or are connected in some way until you read about this little item that gets lost by a carnival rider only to translate into the death of another person (Eddie!)
- 13. The mysterious 5th person from Eddie’s past
- 14. This children’s book that offers a similar (but not always popular) message about sacrificial relationships
- 17. The character of Ruby is the 3rd person in the story, but she also acts as a “3rd Person Go-Between” otherwise called a _____________ to help resolve the tension between Eddie and his Father
Down
- 1. Mitch Albom’s use of this is more of a plot device that any attempt to offer his thoughts on religion and theology
- 2. The eventual reason for Marguerite’s death
- 3. In some ways we said Mitch Albom’s novel might be compared to this Dickens novel due to its use of supernatural elements
- 7. This is what unforgiveness is like according to Ruby
- 10. The thing which the Burned Girl essentially offers to Eddie by helping him overcome guilty and his career regrets
- 12. Strangers, according to the Blue Man are really this, but we just don’t know it at the time
- 15. Eddie was shocked and extremely disappointed when he learned this may be Heaven
- 16. The means by which Eddie cleans the burned girl