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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who calls Rachel to find out how Izzy is doing on Saturday in Chapter 33?
(a) Jeremy.
(b) Alice Farnum.
(c) Lenny.
(d) Helena and Lewis.

2. Where are Rachel and Lewis when they speak in Chapter 37?
(a) In the hospital cafeteria.
(b) In Poppie's Diner.
(c) At Rachel's kitchen table.
(d) On the phone.

3. Where does the person who spends the night with Izzy on the Saturday he says he is afraid to sleep actually sleep?
(a) On a cot.
(b) In the big chair.
(c) On a small pull out couch.
(d) In an empty patient bed.

4. Where does that last chapter of this book take place?
(a) At the Cooper's home.
(b) In a grocery store.
(c) At school.
(d) At a graduation party.

5. Who does Rachel thank in Chapter 45?
(a) Manny.
(b) Jeremy.
(c) Lewis.
(d) Shirley.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Izzy and Rachel share on the park bench in Chapter 33?

2. Who spends the night with Izzy on the Saturday he says he is afraid to sleep?

3. What change does Rachel notice in Izzy during his hospital stay?

4. What special request did Izzy have in regards to his funeral?

5. Why is Rachel jealous of MB?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Is Rachel a stubborn person?

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

5. Describe Rachel's feelings about Izzy's death based on her phone call with Lewis in Chapter 37.

6. Describe Izzy's death.

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

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

9. Describe Uncle Lenny's phone call.

10. How does Rachel deal with her confusing feelings about her grandfather's illness and impending death in Chapter 37?

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