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

2. Which of the following did Mrs. Drake NOT provide for Jamie while he lived in England?
(a) Love.
(b) Books.
(c) Money.
(d) Walks.

3. What is Jamie's mood as the story begins?
(a) Sad.
(b) Joyful.
(c) Anticipatory.
(d) Pensive.

4. The bleak descriptions of Granda's buildings uses the literary technique of __________________.
(a) Foreshadowing.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Onomatopoeia.
(d) Simile.

5. As a child, what did Hugh prefer to do rather than play with the other children?
(a) Read comic books.
(b) Study bridge and building construction.
(c) Go to church.
(d) Watch TV.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Granda still angry with Jamie?

2. What do the teenagers notice about Jamie?

3. What did Famie eventually become in Scotland?

4. With whom is Jamie traveling?

5. In what school does Jamie excel at in school?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the incident of Jamie's father keeping watch in the bushes with a knife.

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

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

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

5. Who does Jamie encounter when he steps off the train?

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

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

8. What are Jamie's observations about his father?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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