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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Granda do while lying in bed?
(a) Reads books.
(b) Talks on the phone.
(c) Listens to records.
(d) Watches TV.

2. Why did Granda always cut corners?
(a) To offer more affordable housing.
(b) To arrive at his destination quicker.
(c) To make friends.
(d) To save credit card fees.

3. Who harasses Jamie while at the club?
(a) His mother's husband.
(b) A drunken patron.
(c) A bartender.
(d) A drunken journalist.

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

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

6. What song does the congregation sing before dispersing to the cemetery?
(a) Amazing Grace.
(b) Faith of our Fathers.
(c) Just a Closer Walk with Thee.
(d) How Great Thou Art.

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

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

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

10. Where does Jamie meet his mother while in Glasgow?
(a) Balmoral Business Bureau.
(b) Starbucks.
(c) Glasgow Museum of Art.
(d) The Railway Club.

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

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

13. Which of the following is NOT a place Jamie takes Granda in a wheelchair?
(a) The pub.
(b) A museum
(c) The horse races.
(d) Parks.

14. What had Jamie's mother chosen over Jamie throughout most of her life?
(a) Drugs.
(b) Work.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) An abusive husband.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Granda referred to in a eulogy?

2. What seems to be the only part of Granda which has not changed?

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

4. Which of the following does NOT describe Jamie's mother's new husband?

5. Whose reputation does Jamie attempt to defend while at the bar?

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