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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 is the day like when Rachel walks up and down West Creek Street counting the bridges?
(a) Downpouring.
(b) Sun is starting to peek through the cloud cover.
(c) Hazy, but the rain has stopped.
(d) Drizzly and dirty.

2. What does Rachel do when Izzy falls, for a second time, according to her journal entries?
(a) Calls for help.
(b) Freezes and does nothing.
(c) Screams.
(d) Catches him.

3. What do Izzy and Rachel share on the park bench in Chapter 33?
(a) Chocolage.
(b) Coffee ice cream.
(c) Licorice.
(d) Black jellybeans.

4. How is Izzy's mood the day after his treatment?
(a) Subdued, as he sleeps most of the day.
(b) Agitated and restless.
(c) Better, he is his crotchedy old self.
(d) He seems resigned and lacks energy.

5. What does Rachel tell Shirley she wants to do the Monday after Izzy is hospitalized?
(a) Spend the nights with Izzy and catch the school bus near the hospital.
(b) Interview Izzy with a cassette recorder.
(c) Skip school to be with Izzy.
(d) Bring Izzy to stay at the Cooper's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What object are Rachel and the person she talks to in Chapter 45 standing in front of?

2. When Rachel spends the night at the hospital with Izzy, what does he ask her to do when he wakes up around midnight?

3. Where is Rachel headed at the end of After the Rain?

4. What does Grandpa Izzy talk about in his sleep on the night that Rachel stays with him at the hospital?

5. On Tuesday night in Chapter 40, what does Rachel do when Manny holds the elevator door open for her?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jeremy feel about the letters Rachel sends?

2. Are Rachel and Jeremy close?

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

4. Describe Izzy's interactions with the hospital staff in Chapter 36.

5. Is Rachel responsible, as of Chapter 31?

6. Explain Izzy's instructions regarding his death.

7. How does Helena convince Izzy to let them have the party at his house?

8. Describe Izzy and Rachel's daily routine at the hospital in Chapter 36.

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

10. How does Rachel feel about MB?

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