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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 did Famie's mob of women NOT use to scare off evictors?
(a) Carpet beaters.
(b) Brooms.
(c) Guns.
(d) Washboards.

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

3. What is Jamie's Gran's first name?
(a) Marie.
(b) Marguerite.
(c) Margie.
(d) Maggie.

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

5. In what school does Jamie excel at in school?
(a) History.
(b) Math.
(c) Biology.
(d) Latin.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Jamie Bawn at the beginning of the story?

2. What takes the place of drinking and shouting in Jamie's life when he lives with his grandparents?

3. What did Famie eventually become in Scotland?

4. What does Gran place in drinking glasses?

5. What is Jamie's father's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jamie note about his grandfather's buildings as he returns home?

2. Describe how Famie became a political figure and advocate for a rent strikes movement.

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

4. Why does Jamie feel the need to protect his mother from his father?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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