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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. Where does Lewis take Rachel in Chapter 30?
(a) To a movie.
(b) To a basketball game.
(c) To meet his parents.
(d) To the lake.

2. Who writes a letter and who is the recipient in Chapter 2?
(a) Rachel writers to Jeremy.
(b) Jeremy writes to Rachel.
(c) Helena writes to Rachel.
(d) Rachel writes to an unnamed pen pal.

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

4. What else does Izzy say to Rachel every day after their walks when they reach his apartment lobby?
(a) To get to know him better.
(b) That Helena goes with them.
(c) That they go to the zoo.
(d) To wear headphones.

5. What is true of Jeremy?
(a) He has a pregnant wife.
(b) He is a writer.
(c) He has a chronic illness that prevents him from working.
(d) He was in the Vietnam War.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who plays basketball every Saturday?

2. What does Izzy say about Rachel to a neighbor after their walk?

3. What does Izzy say to Rachel every day after their walks when they reach his apartment lobby?

4. What does Rachel do, as of Chapter 25, ever time she sees Izzy?

5. How can Rachel tell that Izzy is in a bad mood when she arrives for their walk on Friday in Chapter 22?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Rachel and Lewis's first interactions.

2. Is Rachel mature or immature?

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

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

5. What does Izzy tell Rachel about his handprint in Chapter 29?

6. How do the Coopers usually spend Sunday mornings?

7. Explain why Rachel feels trapped into walking with Grandpa Izzy in Chapter 20.

8. Describe the Scrabble game in Chapter 24.

9. Why is Rachel initially confused about whether or not Lewis likes her?

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

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