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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. Why doesn't Rachel tell her parents about Izzy's second fall right away?
(a) She is still mad at her mother.
(b) She is afraid they will hospitalize him.
(c) She gets distracted by Lewis.
(d) She knows they will worry.

2. What does Rachel write a story about in Chapter 44?
(a) A stonemason looking for a handprint.
(b) A woman on a roof.
(c) A girl named Mouse.
(d) Two teens falling in love.

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

4. What does Rachel ask Jeremy on their walk?
(a) Why he moved so far away.
(b) If she can come to visit him.
(c) If she should stop sending letters.
(d) Why he never answers her letters.

5. What does Rachel find in Izzy's hospital room when she returns on the day following his first treatment?
(a) A plant from Alice Farnum.
(b) Someone else in Izzy's bed.
(c) An empty bed.
(d) Balloons from Helena.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Manny and Shirley do when they come by after work?

2. Where does the person who spends the night with Izzy on the Saturday he says he is afraid to sleep actually sleep?

3. When do Rachel and Jeremy go for a walk in Chapter 43?

4. What does Rachel argue about with her parents in Chapter 40?

5. Why does Rachel decide to skip the birthday party in Chapter 32?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Rachel closest to in After the Rain?

2. Describe Izzy's death.

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

4. Explain Izzy's instructions regarding his death.

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

6. How does Rachel celebrate Helena's birthday?

7. Describe Rachel's feelings about Izzy's death based on her phone call with Lewis in Chapter 37.

8. How does Shirley cope with her father's illness?

9. Does Dr. North respect Izzy?

10. Is Rachel responsible, as of Chapter 31?

(see the answer keys)

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