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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On the second day in Chapter 38, what does Izzy talk to Rachel about?
(a) His courtship with Eva and her relationship with Lewis.
(b) Nothing, he refuses to speak to anyone.
(c) Shirley and Manny.
(d) His career as a stone mason.

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

3. How does Izzy treat the person who visits him in Chapter 39?
(a) He is gruff and unfriendly.
(b) He is condescending.
(c) He is unresponsive.
(d) He tries to be sociable.

4. What does Rachel do when Izzy falls, for a second time, according to her journal entries?
(a) Screams.
(b) Freezes and does nothing.
(c) Calls for help.
(d) Catches him.

5. Whose birthday occurs in Chapter 32?
(a) Mikey's.
(b) Helena's.
(c) Jeremy's.
(d) Alice Farnum's.

6. What does Rachel say when the family reminisces about Izzy in Chapter 42?
(a) He beat me at Scrabble.
(b) I loved Grandpa.
(c) We both like black jellybeans.
(d) He built bridges.

7. What does Lewis tell Rachel occurred at school when they speak in Chapter 37?
(a) A fire drill.
(b) An assembly.
(c) A power outage.
(d) A sit-in.

8. Where are Rachel and Lewis when they speak in Chapter 37?
(a) In the hospital cafeteria.
(b) At Rachel's kitchen table.
(c) On the phone.
(d) In Poppie's Diner.

9. What does Rachel thank the person she speaks to in Chapter 45 for doing?
(a) Encouraging her.
(b) Putting up with her.
(c) Being so patient.
(d) Sticking with her.

10. Why does Rachel decide to skip the birthday party in Chapter 32?
(a) To go out with Lewis.
(b) To take care of Izzy.
(c) She is jealous.
(d) To make her mom angry.

11. 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.

12. How does Rachel feel, after she cries for Izzy, in Chapter 43?
(a) Full of grief.
(b) Relieved.
(c) Numb.
(d) Angry.

13. Where does Rachel take Izzy when he starts to collapse on Baker Street during their Saturday walk?
(a) Into a nearby hardware story.
(b) Into a nearby restaurant.
(c) To a shaded tree and lets him rest on the ground.
(d) Into a nearby ice cream shop.

14. What does Rachel say that her parents look like on the night that she stays at the hospital with Izzy?
(a) Deer caught in headlights.
(b) Big, tired animals.
(c) Refugees.
(d) Lost children.

15. What does Rachel eat at the hospital cafeteria with her parents when Shirley complains about the food?
(a) Macaroni and cheese.
(b) American goulash.
(c) A chef salad.
(d) A tuna salad sandwich.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Uncle Lenny tell Rachel that surprises her?

2. How is Rachel's issue that she brings up to Shirley settled on the Monday after Izzy is hospitalized?

3. In Chapter 44, what does Rachel complain to Manny about?

4. Who comes to visit Izzy on Sunday in Chapter 39?

5. Where is Izzy taken directly after collapsing on Baker Street?

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