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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. What does Jamie do as Granda enjoys spending time with the locals in the pub?
(a) Calls a cab for a ride home.
(b) Orders a round for everybody.
(c) Slips away to call Karen.
(d) Reads a newspaper.

2. What is Jamie's mother's demeanor when she spends the afternoon with him?
(a) Upset.
(b) Distracted.
(c) Sullen.
(d) Happy.

3. Who is Jamie surprised to see in church at Granda's funeral?
(a) Granda's first girlfriend.
(b) Granda's estranged brother.
(c) His school friend, Ian.
(d) His father, Robert.

4. What smoking product does Jamie prepare for Granda?
(a) Rolled cigarettes.
(b) Marijuana.
(c) Pipe.
(d) Cigar.

5. What had Jamie's mother chosen over Jamie throughout most of her life?
(a) An abusive husband.
(b) Drugs.
(c) Work.
(d) Alcohol.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jamie do after his Granda dies?

2. Whose reputation does Jamie attempt to defend while at the bar?

3. How do Jamie and Hugh get around in the city?

4. How does Jamie consider his generation regarding local buildings?

5. Which of the following does NOT describe Jamie's mother when she spends the afternoon with him?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Granda Hugh put up a front regarding his physical state and the work he knows he will never accomplish?

2. How does Jamie pass the time at his grandparents' home?

3. Describe Jamie's visits with Granda Hugh.

4. What event precipitates Jamie's contacting his estranged mother?

5. What are some of the things that Jamie loves about his girlfriend, Karen?

6. What is the nature of the drunken journalist's derogatory comments directed at Jamie?

7. What is Jamie's mother's condition when he meets her?

8. What does Gran say about the accusations lodged at Grandpa Hugh?

9. What is Jamie's overall opinion of the afternoon spent with his mother?

10. Why does the author reintroduce the elements of orderliness and tidiness regarding Jamie's life?

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