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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 Shirley tell Manny she wants in Chapter 18?
(a) To tell Izzy about his cancer.
(b) To go and stay with Izzy for a while.
(c) To hire an aide for Izzy.
(d) For Izzy to live with them.

2. What does Rachel learn about Shirley and Manny in Chapter 30?
(a) That Shirley left another man to be with Manny.
(b) That they had a child who died before she was born.
(c) That they quit college when she was born.
(d) That they eloped.

3. What does Rachel do, as of Chapter 25, ever time she sees Izzy?
(a) Brings him a newspaper.
(b) Straightens his collar.
(c) Kisses him.
(d) Calls him an "Old Coot."

4. After meeting with Dr. North, what does Shirley tell her father about his health?
(a) That he has brought this on himself.
(b) She doesn't tell him anything.
(c) That he needs a donor.
(d) She tells him he has a clean bill of health.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Izzy give to Rachel in Chapter 30?

2. Who ran away to England when he was younger than Rachel is in the story?

3. What do Rachel and Helena do in Chapter 5?

4. What item gets broken in Chapter 13?

5. Where does Lewis take Rachel in Chapter 30?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Shirley feel about the weekly visit to Izzy's after she first learns he has cancer?

2. What does Rachel learn about Coach Al?

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

4. How does Rachel's handling of Izzy's fall affect her parent's perception of her?

5. Why does Rachel think that something is wrong with her in Chapter 13?

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

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

8. Describe the relationship between Rachel and Jeremy.

9. Is Rachel mature or immature?

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

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