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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 Jeremy point out to Rachel when they take their walk on the day they scatter Izzy's ashes?
(a) A drugstore where he worked as a teenager.
(b) A park that Manny took him to.
(c) A crummy little market where teens used to hang out.
(d) A park where he used to go to draw and paint.

2. In Chapter 39, what is true about Izzy's lunch on Monday?
(a) He only eats the lime jello.
(b) He says it's salty.
(c) He doesn't eat it.
(d) He says it's bland.

3. What does Rachel eat at the hospital cafeteria with her parents when Shirley complains about the food?
(a) Macaroni and cheese.
(b) American goulash.
(c) A tuna salad sandwich.
(d) A chef salad.

4. Where does the person who spends the night with Izzy on the Saturday he says he is afraid to sleep actually sleep?
(a) On a cot.
(b) In the big chair.
(c) On a small pull out couch.
(d) In an empty patient bed.

5. What does Dr. North tell Izzy after his collapse on Baker Street?
(a) That he is showing slow signs of improvement.
(b) That he needs to stay in the hospital indefinitely.
(c) That he will probably be home in a few days.
(d) That he made his own situation worse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dr. North tell Shirley about Izzy's condition after his second fall?

2. Where does Uncle Lenny call from?

3. What happens after Izzy's treatment in the hospital?

4. What does Jeremy ask Rachel to do in Chapter 43?

5. What does Rachel's family do when they go to the cemetery in Chapter 42?

Short Essay Questions

1. Are Rachel's reactions to situations in Chapter 34 appropriate?

2. How does Rachel say her family is dealing with Izzy's illness in her journal entry in Chapter 31?

3. How does Rachel deal with her confusing feelings about her grandfather's illness and impending death in Chapter 37?

4. Describe Uncle Lenny's phone call.

5. How does Rachel celebrate Helena's birthday?

6. How does Izzy's death impact his family as a whole?

7. Describe the meal the Coopers share in the hospital cafeteria in Chapter 38.

8. Is Rachel a stubborn person?

9. Describe Lewis Olswanger.

10. Is Rachel responsible, as of Chapter 31?

(see the answer keys)

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