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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the group of teenagers want from Jamie?
(a) Food.
(b) Change.
(c) Train ticket.
(d) Cigarettes.

2. Which of the following was Hugh's father NOT good at?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Singing.
(c) Laughing.
(d) Cooking.

3. What is NOT mentioned as being a part of Gran's bedroom?
(a) Chintz curtains.
(b) Books and articles.
(c) A Bible.
(d) Little flowers.

4. Who did Hugh marry?
(a) Mary Ann.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Madeline.
(d) Matilda.

5. In what city does Fergus McCluskey do his work?
(a) Glasgow.
(b) Edinburgh.
(c) Balmoral.
(d) Aberdeen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gran admit that Granda always cut corners on?

2. Who particularly enraged Famie during the war?

3. What does Jamie think about on the train ride into Ayrshire?

4. What is the priest's eulogy able to do?

5. Which author's poetry does Jamie read?

(see the answer key)

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