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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 insist that Shirley take home with her, even though she made it for him?
2. Who arrives in Manny's room and asks Rachel to leave around 11 each day?
3. What does Rachel say that her parents look like on the night that she stays at the hospital with Izzy?
4. What is the day like when Rachel walks up and down West Creek Street counting the bridges?
5. What happens when the Coopers go to leave Izzy's room in the last part of Chapter 38?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the meal the Coopers share in the hospital cafeteria in Chapter 38.
2. Why doesn't Rachel want to leave the hospital with her parents on Tuesday night in Chapter 40?
3. Describe Izzy and Rachel's daily routine at the hospital in Chapter 36.
4. What does Izzy's handprint mean to Rachel?
5. Describe Rachel's feelings about Izzy's death based on her phone call with Lewis in Chapter 37.
6. Describe Lewis Olswanger.
7. How does Rachel deal with her confusing feelings about her grandfather's illness and impending death in Chapter 37?
8. Is Rachel responsible, as of Chapter 31?
9. How does Helena convince Izzy to let them have the party at his house?
10. Describe Izzy's death.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Izzy's death leaves some of his family members regretting their unfinished business with him. Why do you think Izzy was unable to form close and lasting ties with anyone but Eva and Rachel? Is the Cooper family better off now that he is dead? Support and analyze both of your answers.
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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