2. What does Shirley tell Manny she wants in Chapter 18?
(a) For Izzy to live with them.
(b) To go and stay with Izzy for a while.
(c) To tell Izzy about his cancer.
(d) To hire an aide for Izzy.

3. What is true of Izzy and Rachel's walk up Schyler Hill?
(a) They go to see a historic landmark.
(b) Izzy can't make it to the top.
(c) Izzy makes it to the top and collapses.
(d) They go to see where Izzy built a bridge.

4. What does Izzy say to Rachel every day after their walks when they reach his apartment lobby?
(a) Don't do me any favors tomorrow.
(b) I suppose you're coming tomorrow?
(c) Who knows if I'll be here tomorrow.
(d) Same time tomorrow?

5. What reason does Rachel gives for ending the interview for the school paper in Chapter 11?
(a) There is another person she needs to interview.
(b) Her grandfather is dying.
(c) She has to go to work.
(d) She has all the information she needs.

6. Why does Helena apologize to Rachel in Chapter 12?
(a) For taking Rachel's journal.
(b) She forgot how real the doctor's office visit was for Rachel.
(c) She called Rachel stupid for telling her about Izzy's illness.
(d) For yelling at Rachel on the way home from school.

7. What is one of the things that Eva asked Izzy to do after she died?
(a) Take care of her plants.
(b) Go to church.
(c) Visit her grave often.
(d) Remarry.

8. What does Izzy tell Rachel about the stone wall they see on their walk in Chapter 23?
(a) He repaired the wall.
(b) He built the wall.
(c) He proposed to Eve next to the wall.
(d) He threw rocks at the wall after Eva's death.

9. Why does Izzy cook for Rachel in Chapter 27?
(a) He is tired of people fussing over him.
(b) He wants to take her to a movie.
(c) Shirley and Manny work late.
(d) To prove that he can.

10. What is Shirley doing when Rachel apologizes to her in Chapter 3?
(a) Drinking from a bottle of gin.
(b) Snoring loudly.
(c) Playing solitaire.
(d) Knitting a scarf for Grandpa Izzy.

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

12. Who writes a letter and who is the recipient in Chapter 2?
(a) Jeremy writes to Rachel.
(b) Rachel writers to Jeremy.
(c) Helena writes to Rachel.
(d) Rachel writes to an unnamed pen pal.

13. What do Rachel and Helena do in Chapter 5?
(a) Shoplift.
(b) Play paddleball.
(c) Make a crank phone call.
(d) Look at teen magazines.

14. What item gets broken in Chapter 13?
(a) A ceramic candle holder.
(b) An Oriental lampshade.
(c) An English china sugar bowl.
(d) A cut crystal vase.

15. What does Dr. North say is wrong with Grandpa Izzy when Rachel and Shirley meet him in Chapter 10?
(a) He needs a heart transplant.
(b) There is nothing wrong with him.
(c) He has severe allergies and asthma.
(d) He has a form of cancer.