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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mikey want to be when he grows up?
(a) A politician.
(b) A physical therapist.
(c) An airline pilot.
(d) A basketball player.

2. What does Grandpa Izzy do every day?
(a) Gets a shot.
(b) Walks four miles.
(c) Takes meals to an elderly woman.
(d) Paints.

3. What did Grandpa Izzy do for a living before he retired?
(a) He was a mechanic.
(b) He was a teacher.
(c) He was a soldier.
(d) He was a stonemason.

4. What does Helena make for Mikey after school in Chapter 12?
(a) A toasted cheese sandwich.
(b) Brownies.
(c) A scarf.
(d) A valentine.

5. What do Rachel and Helena do in Chapter 5?
(a) Look at teen magazines.
(b) Shoplift.
(c) Make a crank phone call.
(d) Play paddleball.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 9, what does Rachel forget to tell her mother?

2. What item gets broken in Chapter 13?

3. Who calls Rachel when she is home alone in Chapter 9?

4. What does Izzy give to Alice Farnum in Chapter 26?

5. Why does Rachel suggest that Lewis was staring at her?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Alice Farnum's appearance.

2. Describe Rachel's first kiss.

3. How does Rachel recognize Izzy's bad mood in Chapter 22?

4. Why are Izzy's houseplants so important to him?

5. Is Rachel mature or immature?

6. What kind of a person is Helena?

7. How does Rachel feel about the possibility of Izzy coming to live at her house?

8. Based on his actions in Chapter 12, is Lewis a sympathetic person?

9. Describe the picture of Izzy and Eva that Izzy gives to Rachel.

10. Describe Izzy and Rachel's bus trip.

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