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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. How does Shirley react to Rachel's request on the Monday after Izzy is hospitalized?

2. What term of endearment does Izzy call Rachel on the day of the birthday party?

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

4. Where does Uncle Lenny call from?

5. What does Rachel do when Izzy falls, for a second time, according to her journal entries?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Rachel celebrate Helena's birthday?

3. Describe Lewis Olswanger.

4. Is Rachel's life back to normal after Izzy's death once she returns to school.

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

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

7. How does Rachel say her family is dealing with Izzy's illness in her journal entry in Chapter 31?

8. How does Shirley cope with her father's illness?

9. How does Rachel feel about MB?

10. Describe Izzy's surroundings in Chapter 35.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Acceptance of death is an on-going theme in the novel.

1) Which character does the best job of dealing with Izzy's impending death and why?

2) Which character will have the most difficult time after Izzy's death?

3) Based on events in the story, explain whether it is easier to deal with a family member death if you have a good relationship with them or a strained one.

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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