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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rachel hear in Chapter 34 when she is outside of Izzy's hospital room?
(a) Alice Farnum laughing.
(b) Shirley crying.
(c) Izzy groaning.
(d) The nurses gossiping.

2. What happens after Izzy's treatment in the hospital?
(a) He has a reaction and is put in the Intensive Care Unit.
(b) He falls asleep and Manny takes Rachel home.
(c) He falls asleep and the Coopers go home.
(d) He is restless and Rachel stays past visiting hours.

3. How does Izzy greet Rachel each day, as of Chapter 36, when she arrives at the hospital to visit him?
(a) With a laugh and comment on her nerve.
(b) With disapproval and relief.
(c) He is usually sleeping when she arrives.
(d) With a weak smile.

4. How does Jeremy feel about Izzy?
(a) He's feels sorry for a man who pushed people away.
(b) He's still sore at him.
(c) He is apathetic.
(d) He is overwhlemed with sadness.

5. What does Jeremy point out to Rachel when they take their walk on the day they scatter Izzy's ashes?
(a) A park that Manny took him to.
(b) A park where he used to go to draw and paint.
(c) A drugstore where he worked as a teenager.
(d) A crummy little market where teens used to hang out.

6. What does the hospital technician give to Izzy in Chapter 35?
(a) A balloon animal.
(b) A portable oxygen machine.
(c) A card that was left for him at the front desk.
(d) An x-ray of his lungs.

7. What does Rachel argue about with her parents in Chapter 40?
(a) She wants to spend the night with Izzy.
(b) They don't want her to see Lewis anymore.
(c) They want her to go back to school.
(d) She thinks Shirley should spend more time at the hospital.

8. What object are Rachel and the person she talks to in Chapter 45 standing in front of?
(a) A trophy case.
(b) A table.
(c) A book shelf.
(d) A cake.

9. In Chapter 39, what is true about Izzy's lunch on Monday?
(a) He says it's bland.
(b) He doesn't eat it.
(c) He says it's salty.
(d) He only eats the lime jello.

10. What special request did Izzy have in regards to his funeral?
(a) He specified that there should be no funeral.
(b) He wanted the funeral to be simple with no flowers or fuss.
(c) He asked to have Rachel read a passage.
(d) He asked to be cremated.

11. What do Izzy and Rachel share on the park bench in Chapter 33?
(a) Coffee ice cream.
(b) Licorice.
(c) Chocolage.
(d) Black jellybeans.

12. Who calls Rachel to find out how Izzy is doing on Saturday in Chapter 33?
(a) Jeremy.
(b) Alice Farnum.
(c) Lenny.
(d) Helena and Lewis.

13. Where does the person who spends the night with Izzy on the Saturday he says he is afraid to sleep actually sleep?
(a) On a cot.
(b) In an empty patient bed.
(c) In the big chair.
(d) On a small pull out couch.

14. What does Izzy complain about in Chapter 38?
(a) The crying patient in the room next door.
(b) He cant walk, breathe, or spit up whats in his chest.
(c) He can't go to the bathroom without help.
(d) Shirley is hovering.

15. When do Rachel and Jeremy go for a walk in Chapter 43?
(a) Late in the afternoon.
(b) At sunset.
(c) As it starts to sprinkle.
(d) First thing in the morning.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Rachel jealous of MB?

2. What does Rachel write a story about in Chapter 44?

3. How does Rachel envision herself in Chapter 41 when she thinks about Izzy never having another glass of water?

4. What does Rachel discover in Chapter 44 that makes her feel like Izzy left a legacy after all?

5. When Rachel spends the night at the hospital with Izzy, what does he ask her to do when he wakes up around midnight?

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