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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Izzy tell Rachel about Eva, on their walk in Chapter 22?
(a) She worked hard.
(b) She wrote a book.
(c) She taught school.
(d) She made him laugh.

2. What is one thing Manny does to anger Rachel in Chapter 2?
(a) Called her by a hated nickname.
(b) Makes her mother cry.
(c) Compares her to another girl.
(d) Says he didn't need that job anyway.

3. Where are Rachel and Lewis when they first kiss?
(a) On a sidewalk.
(b) By a waterfall.
(c) In the kitchen.
(d) In Mikey's car.

4. What does Rachel want to be when she grows up?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A chef.
(c) A writer.
(d) A lawyer.

5. What does Rachel say she is afraid of in Chapter 6?
(a) Snakes.
(b) Heights.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Bridges.

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

7. Why did Izzy get fired from his stonemason job?
(a) He was caught drinking on the job.
(b) For putting a handprint in the wall.
(c) He was replaced by the boss's nephew.
(d) For building a poor structure.

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

9. What does Helena make for Mikey after school in Chapter 12?
(a) A valentine.
(b) A scarf.
(c) Brownies.
(d) A toasted cheese sandwich.

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

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

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

13. Who accompanies Rachel to Poppie's Diner in Chapter 21?
(a) Granpa Izzy.
(b) Manny.
(c) Helena.
(d) Lewis.

14. Who stares at Rachel during seventh period in Chapter 4?
(a) Mikey.
(b) A male teacher.
(c) Lewis.
(d) The new girl.

15. Where does Izzy take Rachel on their bus ride together?
(a) To his old home.
(b) To see where he proposed to Eva.
(c) To the hospital.
(d) To see the bridges he built.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Rachel and Izzy do when their walk gets rained out in Chapter 24?

2. Where does Rachel work from 5 to 9?

3. Why is Shirley mad at Rachel in Chapter 13?

4. What does Grandpa Izzy do every day?

5. What does Grandpa Izzy tell Rachel about when she calls him in Chapter 17?

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