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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 Jamie do as Granda enjoys spending time with the locals in the pub?
(a) Reads a newspaper.
(b) Slips away to call Karen.
(c) Calls a cab for a ride home.
(d) Orders a round for everybody.

2. What does Jamie do after his Granda dies?
(a) Makes phone calls.
(b) Goes to church.
(c) Talks with a priest.
(d) Writes an obituary.

3. When does Granda die?
(a) New Year's Eve.
(b) Christmas Day.
(c) Christmas Eve.
(d) The day after Christmas.

4. How are Jamie's visits with Granda characterized?
(a) Joyful.
(b) Unpredictable.
(c) Sorrowful.
(d) Comforting.

5. Jamie misses the smell of ___________ on Karen's skin.
(a) Jasmine.
(b) Cocoa butter.
(c) Vanilla.
(d) Lemon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose reputation does Jamie attempt to defend while at the bar?

2. What has Jamie always known about his Granda?

3. What can Jamie see in Granda's eyes on Christmas night?

4. What do Jamie and Gran try to feed Granda on Christmas night?

5. What is the priest's eulogy able to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What parallels the destruction of Granda Hugh's buildings?

2. What does Gran say about the accusations lodged at Grandpa Hugh?

3. What do Jamie and Karen talk about when he calls her from a phone booth?

4. How is Jamie torn between the past and the present regarding Granda Hugh's reputation?

5. How does Granda Hugh put up a front regarding his physical state and the work he knows he will never accomplish?

6. What is Jamie's mother's condition when he meets her?

7. What surprise does Jamie get at Granda Hugh's funeral?

8. What does Jamie's meeting with his mother signify for him?

9. When does Granda Hugh die and how do Gran and Jamie react?

10. What is especially troubling to Jamie about Granda Hugh's story about John MacLean?

(see the answer keys)

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