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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Izzy and Eva meet?

2. How does Rachel begin Monday morning in Chapter 7?

3. Where does Izzy take Rachel on their bus ride together?

4. Why does Izzy cook for Rachel in Chapter 27?

5. Where do Izzy and Rachel go together in Chapter 23?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Rachel learn about Coach Al?

2. Describe Rachel's first kiss.

3. What kind of a person is Helena?

4. What is the tone of Rachel and Lewis's first two phone calls?

5. Describe the dinner when Izzy cooks for Rachel.

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

7. Describe the Scrabble game in Chapter 24.

8. How do the Coopers usually spend Sunday mornings?

9. How does Rachel feel about playing paddleball with Helena's family?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lewis and Helena have special roles as Rachel's peers in After the Rain.

1) Compare and contrast these two characters.

2) Why do you think these two young people are attracted to Rachel?

3) Of Lewis, Helena, and Rachel who would you want to have as a friend and why?

Essay Topic 2

As Rachel matures, she starts to see the people in her life as individual humans, rather than as the roles they play like parent or grandparent. What events occur to help Rachel see Shirley, Manny, and Izzy as people she can empathize with rather than merely as mom, dad, and grandfather? Write at least a paragraph to describe what happens to alter Rachel's perception of these characters.

Essay Topic 3

Should the Coopers have told Izzy about the severity of his illness earlier, or was Dr. North right not to tell him since there was not a cure for his cancer? What determines whether it is right or wrong to give someone this sort of information? Under what circumstances would you change your answer?

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