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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. What does Izzy say about Rachel to a neighbor after their walk?

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

3. What does Grandpa Izzy do every day?

4. Where does Lewis take Rachel in Chapter 30?

5. Who ran away to England when he was younger than Rachel is in the story?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the place where Eva is buried.

2. How do the Coopers usually spend Sunday mornings?

3. Describe Izzy and Rachel's bus trip.

4. Why are Izzy's houseplants so important to him?

5. Describe the picture of Izzy and Eva that Izzy gives to Rachel.

6. What does Izzy tell Rachel about his handprint in Chapter 29?

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

8. Describe the dinner when Izzy cooks for Rachel.

9. Describe Rachel and Lewis's first interactions.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Select one of these options to write about:

1) Explain why you think visual imagery, symbolism, or irony is the most important literary technique in the novel.

2) Analyze animal metaphors in the story.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Imagine that the character of Jeremy was not in the story.

1) Describe what information would be lost.

2) How did Jeremy's experience in the war affect his ability to have a relationship with his grandfather?

3) Explain why Jeremy never answers Rachel's letters.

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