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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Grandpa Izzy angry at Rachel in Chapter 20?
(a) She makes her mother cry.
(b) She didn't come to walk with him.
(c) She is being too pushy.
(d) She won't buy him cigarettes at the market.

2. Why does Rachel suggest that Lewis was staring at her?
(a) Because he is a spaced out druggie.
(b) Because his is nearsighted.
(c) Because someone is spreading rumors about her.
(d) Because he hates her.

3. What happens to Grandpa Izzy that requires Rachel to go get him in Chapter 16?
(a) He has a seizure and falls in a ditch.
(b) He is hit by a baseball.
(c) He is hit by a car.
(d) He falls while walking.

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

5. In Chapter 9, what does Rachel forget to tell her mother?
(a) About a job interview.
(b) About Rachel's school concert.
(c) About the note from Rachel's teacher.
(d) About Shirley's appointment with Dr. North.

6. What does Mikey want to be when he grows up?
(a) An airline pilot.
(b) A basketball player.
(c) A politician.
(d) A physical therapist.

7. What does Grandpa Izzy do every day?
(a) Walks four miles.
(b) Gets a shot.
(c) Paints.
(d) Takes meals to an elderly woman.

8. What is true of Jeremy?
(a) He has a chronic illness that prevents him from working.
(b) He was in the Vietnam War.
(c) He is a writer.
(d) He has a pregnant wife.

9. What does Izzy say about Rachel to a neighbor after their walk?
(a) That she will be a famous writer.
(b) That she is his guardian angel.
(c) That she is just as stubborn as her grandfather.
(d) That she is his guard dog.

10. How do Rachel and Grandpa Izzy get home from the location of Izzy's accident?
(a) Rachel calls a cab.
(b) They walk.
(c) The take the bus.
(d) A woman drives them in her car.

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

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

13. What does Izzy cook for Rachel in Chapter 27?
(a) Scrambled eggs.
(b) Spaghetti and meatballs.
(c) Macaroni and cheese.
(d) Chicken marsala.

14. What does Izzy ask Rachel in Chapter 27?
(a) What she wants to be when she grows up.
(b) What the doctor said.
(c) Why she walks with him.
(d) Where Shirley went.

15. What book does Rachel say she read five times when she was ten years old?
(a) My Side of the Mountain.
(b) The Trumpet of the Swans.
(c) Little Women.
(d) Jane Eyre.

Short Answer Questions

1. Izzy is not waiting in the lobby in Chapter 24. What does Rachel do when she finally finds him?

2. Why does Rachel feel guilty about telling Helena about Grandpa Izzy's illness?

3. Who ran away to England when he was younger than Rachel is in the story?

4. What does Izzy tell Rachel he left on one of the bridges he worked on?

5. What does Rachel learn about Shirley and Manny in Chapter 30?

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