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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 is the most recent postcard that Rachel has received from Jeremy sent from, as of Chapter 3?

2. Where does Rachel work from 5 to 9?

3. What happens to Grandpa Izzy that requires Rachel to go get him in Chapter 16?

4. What do Rachel and Izzy discover they both like in Chapter 25?

5. What does Dr. North give Shirley before she and Rachel leave his office?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Rachel feel about her family?

2. Is Rachel mature or immature?

3. How does Rachel feel about the possibility of Izzy coming to live at her house?

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

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

6. How does Shirley feel about the weekly visit to Izzy's after she first learns he has cancer?

7. Describe Izzy and Rachel's bus trip.

8. Describe Rachel and Lewis's first interactions.

9. Why is Rachel initially confused about whether or not Lewis likes her?

10. How does Rachel recognize Izzy's bad mood in Chapter 22?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Rachel's coming of age and Izzy's death are intricately woven together in After the Rain.

1) Analyze how Izzy's deaths contributes to Rachel's growth.

2) Who changes more during their relationship, Rachel or Izzy? Support your response.

3) How does the dead character of Eva affect both Rachel's growth and Izzy's feelings about dying?

Essay Topic 2

Parent-Child relationships play an important part in After the Rain.

1) Select a parent child relationship from the story and explain how both the parent and the child impact each others' lives.

2) Decide who you think the best and worst parents in the story are. Compare and contrast the two characters.

3) Take the two parents you selected in number two. Reverse your answer and write a defense of the worst parent as a good parent and of the best parent as a bad parent.

Essay Topic 3

The process of Izzy's death moved Rachel from disbelief to grief and back to hope again.

1) Describe the process of accepting the death of a loved one as illustrated in this story.

2) Explain how grief affected the actions of at least 3 characters in the novel.

3) Analyze the correlation between transformation and loss.

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