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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What topic does Gran bring up during Christmas dinner with Jamie?
(a) Granda's funeral plans.
(b) The media accusations against Granda.
(c) Jamie's marriage plans.
(d) Jamie's father.

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

5. Why is Jamie concerned when Granda tells him a story about a visit from John MacLean while in the Housing Commission office?
(a) John MacLean moved to America before Granda took the Housing Commission job.
(b) John MacLean had an affair with Gran.
(c) Granda never knew anyone named John MacLean.
(d) John MacLean died before Granda took the Housing Commission job.

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

7. What does Gran admit that Granda always cut corners on?
(a) His integrity.
(b) Side streets.
(c) Christmas gifts.
(d) Building materials.

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

9. What is Jamie's demeanor after watching the demolition of Granda's buildings?
(a) Happy.
(b) Relieved.
(c) Sad.
(d) Enthused.

10. Which of the following does NOT describe Jamie's mother when she spends the afternoon with him?
(a) Smiling.
(b) Healthy.
(c) Coiffured.
(d) Disheveled.

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

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

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

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

15. Who is Jamie's mother's new husband?
(a) Trey.
(b) Ian.
(c) Bob.
(d) Darren.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Granda referred to in a eulogy?

2. How is Jamie's demeanor with Granda best described?

3. Which of the following is NOT one of the characteristics that makes Jamie love Karen?

4. Which of the following does NOT describe Granda's behavior with Jamie?

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

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