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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dr. North tell Shirley about Izzy's condition after his second fall?
(a) That Izzy should get his affairs in order.
(b) That Izzy needs an organ transplant.
(c) That Izzy will keep getting weaker.
(d) That Izzy must be hospitalized to get better.

2. When they talk about Grandpa Izzy in Chapter 37, how does Rachel say she sometimes feels?
(a) Confused.
(b) Overwhelmed.
(c) Numb.
(d) Furious.

3. What happens when the Coopers go to leave Izzy's room in the last part of Chapter 38?
(a) He tears off his oxygen mask.
(b) He tells Shirley to leave the gift after all.
(c) He collapses again.
(d) He falls and hits his head.

4. Where is Rachel headed at the end of After the Rain?
(a) To go to work.
(b) Home.
(c) To take a walk.
(d) To class.

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

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

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

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

9. Who waits outside of Izzy's hotel room with Rachel in Chapter 34?
(a) Lewis.
(b) Manny and Shirley.
(c) Jeremy and Alice Farnum.
(d) Helena.

10. When they speak in Chapter 37, what is the tone of the conversation that Rachel and Lewis have?
(a) Antagonistic.
(b) Comforting.
(c) Longing.
(d) Jealous.

11. What does Dr. North tell Izzy when the patient asks when he will be able to go home?
(a) That he should consider saying his goodbyes here.
(b) That this is the best place for him for now.
(c) That he can go home on Monday.
(d) That it won't be long.

12. In Chapter 44, what does Rachel complain to Manny about?
(a) That they never talk about Izzy anymore.
(b) That it has been raining for ages.
(c) That Helena has a later curfew than she does.
(d) That she doesn't know what to do without Izzy around.

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

14. Who comes to visit Izzy on Sunday in Chapter 39?
(a) Alice Farnum.
(b) Jeremy.
(c) Lewis.
(d) Helena.

15. Why doesn't Rachel tell her parents about Izzy's second fall right away?
(a) She knows they will worry.
(b) She is still mad at her mother.
(c) She gets distracted by Lewis.
(d) She is afraid they will hospitalize him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Rachel jealous of MB?

2. Who arrives in Manny's room and asks Rachel to leave around 11 each day?

3. On Tuesday night in Chapter 40, what does Rachel do when Manny holds the elevator door open for her?

4. How does Rachel feel, after she cries for Izzy, in Chapter 43?

5. What does the hospital technician give to Izzy in Chapter 35?

(see the answer keys)

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