The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-text review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. What does Pellegrina’s statement before bed every night, “Soon there will be a story,” foreshadow?

A) The stories of Bill and those in his camp

B) Abilene’s own story of her loss of Edward

C) Edward’s long journey and changed heart

D) Pellegrina’s story of the warthog princess

2. What is Pellegrina’s purpose in telling the story of the cursed princess to Edward?

A) Pellegrina recognizes that Edward feels no love.

B) Pellegrina wants Edward to understand the dire consequences of pride.

C) Pellagrina intends to curse Edward in the same way the princess was cursed.

D) Pellegrina wants Edward to understand he has his own journey.

3. What best describes how Edward experiences growth and change?

A) He changes from never having experienced loss to experiencing much loss.

B) He quickly learns the value of Abilene after being stranded in the ocean.

C) He becomes better at understanding the consequences of his actions.

D) He changes from preoccupation with self to love of others.

4. What changes occur in Edward’s thoughts?

A) He spends more time observing the stars.

B) He begins to think more about others.

C) He starts to reflect on his own behavior.

D) He learns to depend on himself.

5. What becomes the catalyst for Edward’s change?

A) Edward’s heart

B) His journey

C) Abilene’s negligence

D) Pellegrina’s story

6. Which word best characterizes Edward’s personality at the beginning of the novel?

A) Self-obsessed

B) Careless

C) Unhappy

D) Indignant

7. How does Edward experience a new aspect of love in his relationship with Sarah Ruth?

A) He is held in a way the others had never held him before.

B) He begins to feel the loss of someone else for the first time.

C) He is afraid for Sara Ruth, which prompts him to love her.

D) He develops an attitude of service, wanting to help her.

8. What is the significance of the conversation Edward has with the antique china doll?

A) Edward learns that it is possible for someone to love him again.

B) Edward is able to convey his emotions and draw new conclusions about love.

C) Edward understands the disappointment of Pellegrina for the first time.

D) The doll is able to shame Edward into opening his heart to others again.

9. Before Edward comes to a full understanding of what it means to love, what are his feelings toward love in the doll shop?

A) He feels it is better not to love if you must experience loss.

B) He is impervious to emotion because he no longer has the capacity to love.

C) He realizes that he never loved any of the individuals who loved him before.

D) He does not believe anyone is capable of loving him again.

10. Though Edward experiences love from those around him, when does he finally acknowledge that he loves someone back?

A) When he is separated from Bill

B) When he is tossed into the garbage

C) After Sarah Ruth’s death

D) While he is cuddled by Lucy

Long Answer

Compose a response of 2-3 sentences, incorporating textual details to support your response.

1. How do you think the concept of miracles is portrayed in the novel? What are some examples of miracles?

2. Describe the change in Edward’s attitude toward the way he looks. Why might his changed attitude toward his appearance be significant?