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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Mrs. Drake do for Jamie in exchange for his doing odd jobs around her house?
(a) Read books to him.
(b) Paid his tuition.
(c) Bought his bus tickets.
(d) Cooked him hot meals.

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

3. Which of the following do Granda Hugh and Gran Margaret NOT know much about?
(a) Trees.
(b) Finances.
(c) Stones.
(d) Rivers.

4. What method of transportation is Jamie taking to depart?
(a) A boat.
(b) A plane.
(c) A train.
(d) A car.

5. What does Jamie notice about the buildings his Granda had constructed?
(a) They have been torn down.
(b) They are brand new.
(c) They are condemned.
(d) They show signs of wear.

6. In what country has Jamie been living?
(a) Scotland.
(b) Ireland.
(c) England.
(d) Wales.

7. Part 1, Chapter 3 covers whose early years?
(a) Margie's.
(b) Famie's.
(c) Jamie's.
(d) Hugh's.

8. Why did Thomas leave Scotland?
(a) To go to university in England.
(b) To join the English troops in war.
(c) To get a better job.
(d) To go on sabbatical.

9. What is Jamie's mother's name?
(a) Ana.
(b) Anne.
(c) Alice.
(d) Allison.

10. Why had Jamie left home years ago?
(a) To get away from his parents.
(b) To get a job.
(c) To attend university.
(d) To explore the world on his own.

11. As a child, what did Hugh prefer to do rather than play with the other children?
(a) Read comic books.
(b) Watch TV.
(c) Go to church.
(d) Study bridge and building construction.

12. Where is Jamie's childhood home?
(a) Dublin, Ireland.
(b) Edinburgh, Scotland.
(c) Liverpool, England.
(d) Ayrshire, Scotland.

13. Where is Granda when Jamie arrives at his grandparents' home?
(a) Watching TV in the den.
(b) At a cafe.
(c) Eating lunch in the kitchen.
(d) In bed.

14. Where did Hugh meet his future wife?
(a) At the theater.
(b) In college.
(c) On a boat.
(d) At a book group.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Jamie Bawn at the beginning of the story?

2. Where does Jamie suggest he should stay?

3. How did the war affect Famie?

4. What did Famie start in Scotland?

5. How long has it been since Jamie has been home?

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