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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 Rachel do when she returns to school the Wednesday after Izzy is hospitalized?
(a) Asks her teachers for her work for the following week.
(b) Spends the day in the guidance counselor's office.
(c) Leaves without telling anyone and goes back to the hospital.
(d) Spends the day in the nurse's office.

2. What is the weather like when Izzy and Rachel walk for the first time after his second fall?
(a) Overcast, but not raining.
(b) Foggy and muggy.
(c) Drizzly and wet.
(d) Sunny and pleasant.

3. Who does Rachel thank in Chapter 45?
(a) Manny.
(b) Lewis.
(c) Jeremy.
(d) Shirley.

4. What does the hospital technician give to Izzy in Chapter 35?
(a) An x-ray of his lungs.
(b) A card that was left for him at the front desk.
(c) A portable oxygen machine.
(d) A balloon animal.

5. What is the funny story that Phil tells about Izzy?
(a) When Izzy pulled his tooth out.
(b) When Izzy gave him cookies before dinner.
(c) When Izzy got flustered by a pretty woman.
(d) When Izzy saved him from a chihuahua.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is at Izzy's apartment when he and Rachel return from their first walk after his second fall?

2. What do the Coopers and Izzy do in Chapter 35?

3. How does Izzy greet Rachel each day, as of Chapter 36, when she arrives at the hospital to visit him?

4. What does Rachel say that her parents look like on the night that she stays at the hospital with Izzy?

5. What do Izzy and Rachel share on the park bench in Chapter 33?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Izzy's death.

3. Explain Izzy's instructions regarding his death.

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

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 Lewis Olswanger.

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

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

10. Is Rachel responsible, as of Chapter 31?

(see the answer keys)

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