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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rachel's family do when they go to the cemetery in Chapter 42?
(a) Scatters Izzy's ashes over Eva's grave.
(b) Sets flowers on his grave site.
(c) Sit and tell stories at Eva's grave.
(d) String a branch of flowers from Eva's grave to Izzy's.

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

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

4. How does Jeremy get home?
(a) He hitchhikes.
(b) He rides a motorcycle.
(c) He rides out with MB.
(d) He flies.

5. In Rachel's journal account of Chapter 39, why does she say that Shirley had to leave Izzy on Sunday?
(a) She had to go to a funeral for a friend's child.
(b) She vomited and started running a fever.
(c) She couldn't bear to see him in pain.
(d) She had groceries in the car.

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

7. Who is at Izzy's apartment when he and Rachel return from their first walk after his second fall?
(a) Helena, Mikey, and Lewis.
(b) Jeremy and Lenny.
(c) Manny and Shirley.
(d) Alice Farnum.

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

9. What change does Rachel notice in Izzy during his hospital stay?
(a) He is slower to criticize Shirley.
(b) He is less gruff with the doctors and nurses.
(c) He is more energetic than before.
(d) He loses weight rapidly.

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

11. What do the Coopers and Izzy do in Chapter 35?
(a) Everyone reads their own book.
(b) Watch golf on TV.
(c) Watch a Marx Brothers movie.
(d) Everyone listens to Rachel read a western that Izzy likes.

12. What does Shirley do when Rachel tells her about Izzy's second fall a full day after it occurs?
(a) Calls her self-centered.
(b) Thanks her for devoting so much time to Izzy.
(c) Sits down at the kitchen table and cries.
(d) Calls her irresponsible.

13. What does Izzy demand, as the Coopers are leaving, in Chapter 38?
(a) To be told when he can go home.
(b) That Rachel return to school.
(c) To be moved to another room.
(d) To be told everything the doctor says.

14. Who is Phil?
(a) Lewis's father.
(b) Alice Farnum's son.
(c) Rachel's brother.
(d) Izzy's brother.

15. Where is Izzy taken directly after collapsing on Baker Street?
(a) To the diner.
(b) To his apartment.
(c) To the hospital.
(d) To Rachel's house.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Izzy treat the person who visits him in Chapter 39?

3. Who spends the night with Izzy on the Saturday he says he is afraid to sleep?

4. What is the day like when Rachel walks up and down West Creek Street counting the bridges?

5. Why does Rachel finally decide that she is so angry in Chapter 31?

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