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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the Coopers do while they are at Grandpa Izzy's in Chapter 15?
(a) Do a jigsaw puzzle.
(b) Build a house of cards.
(c) Play Scrabble.
(d) Play Euchre.

2. Where are Rachel and Lewis when they first kiss?
(a) By a waterfall.
(b) In the kitchen.
(c) On a sidewalk.
(d) In Mikey's car.

3. In Chapter 9, what does Rachel forget to tell her mother?
(a) About the note from Rachel's teacher.
(b) About Rachel's school concert.
(c) About Shirley's appointment with Dr. North.
(d) About a job interview.

4. What item gets broken in Chapter 13?
(a) An Oriental lampshade.
(b) An English china sugar bowl.
(c) A cut crystal vase.
(d) A ceramic candle holder.

5. What does Izzy give to Rachel in Chapter 30?
(a) A key to his apartment.
(b) His old union card.
(c) A picture of Izzy and Eva.
(d) A picture of Shirley and Eva.

6. What is one of the things that Eva asked Izzy to do after she died?
(a) Go to church.
(b) Take care of her plants.
(c) Visit her grave often.
(d) Remarry.

7. What does Rachel realize is the reason for Izzy's bad mood in Chapter 22?
(a) Alice Farnum has upset him.
(b) He doesn't get to walk on Thursdays.
(c) He just got off the phone with Dr. North.
(d) He just got off the phone with Shirley.

8. What did Grandpa Izzy do for a living before he retired?
(a) He was a mechanic.
(b) He was a teacher.
(c) He was a stonemason.
(d) He was a soldier.

9. What do Rachel and Helena do in Chapter 5?
(a) Play paddleball.
(b) Look at teen magazines.
(c) Make a crank phone call.
(d) Shoplift.

10. Why is Shirley mad at Rachel in Chapter 13?
(a) She says Rachel doesn't care about Izzy.
(b) Because Rachel didn't empty the garbage on pick up day.
(c) For forgetting to tell Shirley about the concert.
(d) For getting in trouble at school.

11. Who ran away to England when he was younger than Rachel is in the story?
(a) Jeremy.
(b) Manny.
(c) Grandpa Izzy.
(d) Uncle Lenny.

12. What book does Rachel say she read five times when she was ten years old?
(a) My Side of the Mountain.
(b) The Trumpet of the Swans.
(c) Jane Eyre.
(d) Little Women.

13. Why does Helena apologize to Rachel in Chapter 12?
(a) For taking Rachel's journal.
(b) She forgot how real the doctor's office visit was for Rachel.
(c) She called Rachel stupid for telling her about Izzy's illness.
(d) For yelling at Rachel on the way home from school.

14. Who writes a letter and who is the recipient in Chapter 2?
(a) Jeremy writes to Rachel.
(b) Rachel writes to an unnamed pen pal.
(c) Rachel writers to Jeremy.
(d) Helena writes to Rachel.

15. What does Izzy tell Rachel he left on one of the bridges he worked on?
(a) A handprint.
(b) His favorite coat.
(c) A present for Eva.
(d) A footprint.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Izzy and Eva meet?

3. Where do Izzy and Rachel go together in Chapter 23?

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

5. What does Izzy ask Rachel in Chapter 27?

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