View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Granda still angry with Jamie?
(a) He quit school.
(b) He married too early.
(c) He left home.
(d) He quit a good job.

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

3. Which of the following does NOT describe Gran's home?
(a) Tidy.
(b) Cluttered.
(c) Clean.
(d) Orderly.

4. Where did Hugh meet his future wife?
(a) On a boat.
(b) At the theater.
(c) At a book group.
(d) In college.

5. Where does Mrs. Drake encourage Jamie to go when he gets to his new town?
(a) The church.
(b) The school.
(c) The hotel.
(d) The library.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Hugh's childhood hero?

2. What does Robert do after someone breaks into the house?

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

4. Why did Famie particularly hate landlords?

5. What does Gran place in drinking glasses?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is Jamie doing as Part 1, Chapter 2 begins?

5. What has Mrs. Drake given Jamie before he leaves on his trip?

6. How did Hugh earn the name of "Mr. Housing?"

7. Describe the nature of the relationship between Famie and her husband, Thomas.

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 824 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample