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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 38.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Shirley upset on Sunday in Chapter 15?
(a) Manny wants her to tell Izzy about the cancer, but she doesn't want to.
(b) Rachel doesn't want to go to Izzy's for the traditional Sunday meal.
(c) She doesn't want to face Izzy who doesn't know he is dying.
(d) She has to tell Izzy that he has cancer and is dying.

2. What does Rachel learn about Shirley and Manny in Chapter 30?
(a) That they had a child who died before she was born.
(b) That they quit college when she was born.
(c) That Shirley left another man to be with Manny.
(d) That they eloped.

3. What do the Coopers do while they are at Grandpa Izzy's in Chapter 15?
(a) Build a house of cards.
(b) Do a jigsaw puzzle.
(c) Play Euchre.
(d) Play Scrabble.

4. Where does Lewis take Rachel in Chapter 30?
(a) To a movie.
(b) To meet his parents.
(c) To the lake.
(d) To a basketball game.

5. Who does Izzy say Rachel should have been named for?
(a) Beth, his mother.
(b) Eva, his wife.
(c) A poet named Elsbeth.
(d) The patron saint of patience.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Izzy give to Rachel in Chapter 30?

2. Why did Izzy get fired from his stonemason job?

3. What does Izzy demand, as the Coopers are leaving, in Chapter 38?

4. What best describes Izzy's mood at the family dinner in Chapter 15?

5. What does Rachel eat at the hospital cafeteria with her parents when Shirley complains about the food?

(see the answer key)

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