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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of businessman did Jamie consider Granda to be?
(a) Reticent.
(b) Unscrupulous.
(c) Shifty.
(d) Honest.

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

3. What was Granda's mother's name?
(a) Rosie.
(b) Famie.
(c) Cherie.
(d) Mylinda.

4. Jamie notes that Gran often lives __________________.
(a) On the edge.
(b) Day to day.
(c) In the past.
(d) Vicariously.

5. What does Jamie secretly take the train to watch?
(a) A cornerstone ceremony.
(b) A burlesque show.
(c) A ribbon cutting of a competitor's hotel.
(d) The demolition of Granda's buildings.

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

7. What has Karen always wanted but Jamie did not?
(a) A big house.
(b) A vacation home.
(c) A motorcycle.
(d) A baby.

8. What does Granda, in a mischievous mood, dare Jamie to do?
(a) Make prank phone calls.
(b) Moon passing drivers.
(c) Climb a wall and check a church bell.
(d) Go skinnydipping.

9. What does Karen tell Jamie about his accent?
(a) It is sounding Scottish.
(b) It is sounding English.
(c) It is sounding Irish.
(d) It is sounding rural.

10. Why is Jamie happy to meet Bob?
(a) Because he genuinely loves his mother.
(b) Because he can stop worrying about his mother now.
(c) Because he loans him some money.
(d) Because Bob offers him a job.

11. What becomes an important element throughout Jamie's life?
(a) Cleanliness and orderliness.
(b) Love of money.
(c) Drugs.
(d) Promiscuity.

12. Which author's poetry does Jamie read?
(a) Robert Burns.
(b) Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
(c) e.e. cummings.
(d) Walt Whitman.

13. On what matter did Jamie's wishes overrule Karen's?
(a) An abortion.
(b) Getting a dog.
(c) Buying a new car.
(d) Their apartment.

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

15. What is Fergus McCluskey in charge of?
(a) Healthcare for the elderly.
(b) The condo board.
(c) Meals on Wheels.
(d) The demolition of Hugh's buildings.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What type of flowers does Gran leave on Granda's grave?

3. What is Granda referred to in a eulogy?

4. Why did Granda always cut corners?

5. From whom does Jamie receive a phone call regarding Granda's buildings?

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