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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Granda insist that Jamie do?
(a) Make coffee.
(b) Read the Bible.
(c) Leave and never come back.
(d) Stay by his bedside.

2. Why is Jamie's family going to Scotland?
(a) On a business trip.
(b) For a vacation.
(c) It is their home.
(d) To buy property.

3. Why had Jamie left home years ago?
(a) To attend university.
(b) To get away from his parents.
(c) To explore the world on his own.
(d) To get a job.

4. How long has it been since Jamie has been home?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 10 years.

5. How does Jamie feel toward his mother?
(a) Protective.
(b) Sad.
(c) Jealous.
(d) Angry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is not working properly in Granda and Gran's building?

2. Who particularly enraged Famie during the war?

3. What seemed to improve Famie's mental health?

4. Where are Jamie and his parents going?

5. How old is Jamie when Part 1, Chapter 2 begins?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the relationship between Hugh and his son, Robert.

2. What eases some of Jamie's sadness at having to leave Mrs. Drake?

3. Why does the author provide such detail about Gran Margie's bedroom?

4. What is life like for Jamie at Granda Hugh and Gran Margie's house?

5. What are Jamie's thoughts as he returns to his childhood home in Scotland on the train?

6. What happened that made Famie hate the Irish people?

7. What kind of student is Jamie?

8. How did little Hugh spend much of his childhood?

9. Which character's story is revealed in Part 1, Chapter 3?

10. Where is Jamie Bawn going with his parents as Part 1, Chapter 1 begins?

(see the answer keys)

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