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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the teenagers question Jamie about?
(a) Professional sports.
(b) Where he bought his clothes.
(c) English ways versus Scottish ways.
(d) The Beatles.

2. Who approaches Jamie as he steps off the train?
(a) A group of teenagers.
(b) A vagrant.
(c) A porter.
(d) A minister.

3. Who did Famie despise after her husband's death in the war?
(a) The French.
(b) The Germans.
(c) The English.
(d) The Irish.

4. What awakens Jamie in the house one night?
(a) Someone breaking in.
(b) Ambulance sirens.
(c) Barking dogs.
(d) Robert beating Alice.

5. What word best describes Jamie's childhood in his mind?
(a) Brilliant.
(b) Dark.
(c) Foggy.
(d) Misty.

6. Why does Jamie tell his mother he cannot walk one morning?
(a) He doesn't want to go to town with his father.
(b) He doesn't want to go to rugby practice.
(c) He doesn't want to go to school.
(d) He awakens with sore legs.

7. What does Jamie think about on the train ride into Ayrshire?
(a) Starting a business.
(b) Making an important phone call.
(c) His youth.
(d) His finances.

8. In what school does Jamie excel at in school?
(a) Biology.
(b) History.
(c) Latin.
(d) Math.

9. The bleak descriptions of Granda's buildings uses the literary technique of __________________.
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Simile.
(c) Onomatopoeia.
(d) Foreshadowing.

10. What is Granda's first name?
(a) James.
(b) Hugh.
(c) Hal.
(d) Howie.

11. What is the name of the neighbor that Jamie is sad to leave?
(a) Mrs. Drake.
(b) Mrs. Dawson.
(c) Mrs. Dalloway.
(d) Mrs. Delacroix.

12. What takes the place of drinking and shouting in Jamie's life when he lives with his grandparents?
(a) Reading the Bible.
(b) Going on vacations.
(c) Building projects.
(d) Art projects.

13. Where does Jamie suggest he should stay?
(a) With his uncle.
(b) With his teacher.
(c) With Mrs. Drake.
(d) With Granda Hugh and Gran Margie.

14. How long has it been since Jamie has been home?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 5 years.

15. What job does Robert get at the Ferguson Boys School?
(a) Math teacher.
(b) Principal.
(c) Janitor.
(d) Cook.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Famie's mob of women NOT use to scare off evictors?

2. What method of transportation is Jamie taking to depart?

3. What seemed to improve Famie's mental health?

4. How does Jamie feel toward his mother?

5. What is Jamie's mother's name?

(see the answer keys)

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