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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the priest's eulogy able to do?
(a) Console the mourners.
(b) Calm Jamie's nerves.
(c) Clear Granda's name of the misappropriation accusations.
(d) Stir up more grief for Gran.

2. With whom does Jamie reunite while in Glasgow?
(a) His college buddies.
(b) His mother.
(c) His father.
(d) His best friend from high school.

3. How long has Jamie been visiting his grandparents when he receives a letter from his girlfriend?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 2 weeks.

4. Jamie misses the smell of ___________ on Karen's skin.
(a) Lemon.
(b) Vanilla.
(c) Cocoa butter.
(d) Jasmine.

5. Which of the following does NOT describe Granda's behavior with Jamie?
(a) Ill-tempered.
(b) Joyful.
(c) Coughing.
(d) Cursing.

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

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

8. What holiday opens Part 1, Chapter 6?
(a) Thanksgiving.
(b) Feast of St. Stephen.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Guy Fawkes Day.

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

10. What type of flowers does Gran leave on Granda's grave?
(a) Roses.
(b) Daisies.
(c) Violets.
(d) Carnations.

11. What do Jamie and Gran try to feed Granda on Christmas night?
(a) Cookies.
(b) Cake.
(c) Potatoes.
(d) Pudding.

12. How does Jamie consider his generation regarding local buildings?
(a) Retro.
(b) Uninterested.
(c) Progressive.
(d) Blase.

13. What seasonal decoration does Jamie put out for Gran and Granda?
(a) Easter baskets.
(b) New Year's hats.
(c) Halloween pumpkins.
(d) Christmas tree.

14. What can Jamie see in Granda's eyes on Christmas night?
(a) Anger.
(b) Joy.
(c) Anticipation.
(d) Fear.

15. What do those close to Granda know about the personal accusations against him?
(a) They are all true.
(b) Some of them are true.
(c) They could be true.
(d) They are false.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Granda do while lying in bed?

2. What is Fergus McCluskey in charge of?

3. What song does the congregation sing before dispersing to the cemetery?

4. What does Jamie do after his Granda dies?

5. What does Granda ask Jamie to do for him?

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