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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 Rachel ask Jeremy on their walk?

2. How does Rachel envision herself in Chapter 41 when she thinks about Izzy never having another glass of water?

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

4. What did Izzy leave in his medicine cabinet that his family finds after his death?

5. Who comes to visit Izzy on Sunday in Chapter 39?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Izzy's surroundings in Chapter 35.

2. Why doesn't Rachel want to leave the hospital with her parents on Tuesday night in Chapter 40?

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

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

5. How does Izzy's death impact his family as a whole?

6. Explain Izzy's instructions regarding his death.

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

8. What does Izzy's handprint mean to Rachel?

9. Describe Izzy's death.

10. Describe Izzy and Rachel's daily routine at the hospital in Chapter 36.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Certain objects in After the Rain have significance to the story or certain characters. Select 3 items such as the jade plant, jelly beans, Alice's turban, Izzy's handprint, the bridges, dogs, or any others and analyze their importance in the story.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

The role of a caregiver can be overwhelming, yet rewarding. Select 3 characters in After the Rain who filled a caregiver role and explain how the story would have been altered if each person was not included in it. Explain how each person did or did not gain from their role as caregiver.

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