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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Rachel tell Lewis about returning to school in Chapter 37?
(a) She is ready to go back.
(b) She thinks about it but needs to be with Izzy.
(c) She just doesn't see the point in school when everyone dies eventually.
(d) She can't even think about going back right now.

5. What does Rachel do when she returns to school the Wednesday after Izzy is hospitalized?
(a) Spends the day in the nurse's office.
(b) Leaves without telling anyone and goes back to the hospital.
(c) Spends the day in the guidance counselor's office.
(d) Asks her teachers for her work for the following week.

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

7. 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.

8. What did Izzy leave in his medicine cabinet that his family finds after his death?
(a) A note with instrutions about his death.
(b) A short letter to Rachel.
(c) An appointment card for a different doctor.
(d) A bag of black jellybeans.

9. What do Manny and Shirley do when they come by after work?
(a) Bring gifts from the gift shop.
(b) Bring mail from Izzy's house.
(c) Laugh at things that aren't funny.
(d) Clean things that aren't messy.

10. What does Izzy want to do in Chapter 33 when Rachel arrives at his house early on Saturday morning?
(a) Stay inside and rest.
(b) Go to the hardware store.
(c) Stay outside all day.
(d) Take her to the bridges again.

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

12. What does Izzy insist that Shirley take home with her, even though she made it for him?
(a) Soup.
(b) A sweater.
(c) An afghan.
(d) Zucchini bread.

13. What does Rachel discover in Chapter 44 that makes her feel like Izzy left a legacy after all?
(a) A tree with a plaque donated by the stonemasons.
(b) His handprint and initials.
(c) The small footbridge he made for Eva.
(d) The names of his children in a stone wall.

14. Who spends the night with Izzy on the Saturday he says he is afraid to sleep?
(a) Manny.
(b) Rachel.
(c) Shirley.
(d) Jeremy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When they talk about Grandpa Izzy in Chapter 37, how does Rachel say she sometimes feels?

2. What does Rachel tell Shirley she wants to do the Monday after Izzy is hospitalized?

3. When do Rachel and Jeremy go for a walk in Chapter 43?

4. When they speak in Chapter 37, what is the tone of the conversation that Rachel and Lewis have?

5. Why is Rachel jealous of MB?

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