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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 Grandpa Izzy tell Rachel about when she calls him in Chapter 17?
(a) That his own father died from a fall.
(b) That she reminds him of his dead wife.
(c) That he used to play stickball afterschool with his brother.
(d) He used to get into a lot of fights when he was young.

2. Why does Helena apologize to Rachel in Chapter 12?
(a) She forgot how real the doctor's office visit was for Rachel.
(b) For yelling at Rachel on the way home from school.
(c) She called Rachel stupid for telling her about Izzy's illness.
(d) For taking Rachel's journal.

3. What is true of Izzy and Rachel's walk up Schyler Hill?
(a) They go to see where Izzy built a bridge.
(b) Izzy makes it to the top and collapses.
(c) Izzy can't make it to the top.
(d) They go to see a historic landmark.

4. Why are Rachel's parents annoyed with her when she first arrives home in the beginning of Chapter 17?
(a) They got a phone call from her school.
(b) She didn't leave a note.
(c) She interrupts their argument.
(d) She didn't do her chores.

5. Why did Izzy get fired from his stonemason job?
(a) For building a poor structure.
(b) He was replaced by the boss's nephew.
(c) For putting a handprint in the wall.
(d) He was caught drinking on the job.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Rachel's nickname within her family?

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

4. Where does Lewis take Rachel in Chapter 30?

5. What does Alice Farnum wear when she visits Izzy in Chapter 26?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the Scrabble game in Chapter 24.

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

3. How do the Coopers usually spend Sunday mornings?

4. Why did Uncle Lenny and Izzy have a falling out?

5. What does Rachel learn about Coach Al?

6. What is the mood like in the Cooper's house in Chapter 14?

7. What shows the growing relationship between Rachel and Izzy in Chapter 25?

8. Describe the place where Eva is buried.

9. What is the tone of Rachel and Lewis's first two phone calls?

10. What does the doctor say is wrong with Grandpa Izzy after his initial tests?

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