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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 was Granda's mother's name?
(a) Fannie.
(b) Fran.
(c) Famie.
(d) Fontella.

2. How did the war affect Famie?
(a) She became shy.
(b) She became a victim.
(c) She became very depressed.
(d) She became stronger.

3. What did Famie start in Scotland?
(a) A women's voting rights group.
(b) A rent strikes movement.
(c) A war memorial.
(d) A widow and orphans fund.

4. What is Jamie's mother's name?
(a) Alice.
(b) Ana.
(c) Anne.
(d) Allison.

5. Who are Granda Hugh and Gran Margaret?
(a) Jamie's grandparents.
(b) Robert's brother and sister.
(c) Jamie's tutors.
(d) Jamie's aunt and uncle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mrs. Drake do for Jamie in exchange for his doing odd jobs around her house?

2. As a child, what did Hugh prefer to do rather than play with the other children?

3. Where is Jamie's childhood home?

4. What did Famie eventually become in Scotland?

5. What is Jamie's mood as the story begins?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are Granda Hugh's buildings now a metaphor for his physical condition?

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

3. How does Jamie manage to get himself removed from his abusive home?

4. What kind of student is Jamie?

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

6. How does the author use weather as a literary device to convey mood?

7. Describe Gran Margie as Jamie sees her for the first time in ten years.

8. Describe Granda Hugh as Jamie sees him for the first time in ten years.

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

10. Explain how the war and being a single parent seemed to change Famie.

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