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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Jamie's mother doing with her friends when he finds her?
(a) Singing karaoke.
(b) Having coffee.
(c) Eating lunch.
(d) Playing cards.

2. Whose reputation does Jamie attempt to defend while at the bar?
(a) Jamie's.
(b) Jamie's mother's.
(c) Gran's.
(d) Granda's.

3. What does Jamie's generation feel the need to do while also tearing down old buildings?
(a) Criticize the construction.
(b) Implement plans for parking garages.
(c) Notify the architects.
(d) Generate PR about it.

4. What accusations are hurled at Jamie by a drunken journalist?
(a) Granda's extramarital affairs.
(b) Jamie's sexual orientation.
(c) Jamie's mother's extramarital affairs.
(d) Granda's misappropriation of money.

5. How do Jamie and Hugh get around in the city?
(a) A bus.
(b) A subway.
(c) A cab.
(d) A rental car.

6. How does Jamie's mother feel after meeting with Jamie again?
(a) She wants to be a part of his life.
(b) She is upset by the encounter.
(c) She is depressed about his life.
(d) She never wants to see him again.

7. How is Jamie's demeanor with Granda best described?
(a) Sullen.
(b) Anxious.
(c) Patient.
(d) Enthusiastic.

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

9. What does Jamie do after his Granda dies?
(a) Makes phone calls.
(b) Talks with a priest.
(c) Goes to church.
(d) Writes an obituary.

10. Where does Granda want Jamie to be?
(a) At a hotel.
(b) Close to Gran.
(c) At his bedside.
(d) Back home.

11. Which of the following does Jamie NOT do with Gran?
(a) Shop.
(b) Eat.
(c) Chat.
(d) Laugh.

12. When does Granda die?
(a) New Year's Eve.
(b) Christmas Eve.
(c) The day after Christmas.
(d) Christmas Day.

13. Which of the following does Jamie NOT tell Granda on Christmas night?
(a) How much Jamie loves Granda.
(b) He wants to take him to church.
(c) Granda is one of the greats of his time.
(d) How much Granda's life has meant to Jamie.

14. How does Jamie feel after reuniting with his mother for the afternoon?
(a) Confused.
(b) Anxious.
(c) Contented.
(d) Angry.

15. With what does Jamie help Gran after Granda dies?
(a) Paying hospital bills.
(b) Funeral arrangements.
(c) Giving away Granda's clothes.
(d) Buying a smaller house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jamie's mother's demeanor when she spends the afternoon with him?

2. With whom does Jamie reunite while in Glasgow?

3. What does Jamie do as Granda enjoys spending time with the locals in the pub?

4. What do those close to Granda know about the personal accusations against him?

5. Which of the following is NOT a place Jamie takes Granda in a wheelchair?

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