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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 accusations are hurled at Jamie by a drunken journalist?
(a) Jamie's sexual orientation.
(b) Granda's extramarital affairs.
(c) Granda's misappropriation of money.
(d) Jamie's mother's extramarital affairs.

2. Where does Granda want Jamie to be?
(a) At his bedside.
(b) At a hotel.
(c) Back home.
(d) Close to Gran.

3. Which of the following is NOT one of the characteristics that makes Jamie love Karen?
(a) Her orderliness.
(b) Her handwriting.
(c) Her cooking.
(d) Her laughter.

4. On what matter did Jamie's wishes overrule Karen's?
(a) An abortion.
(b) Their apartment.
(c) Buying a new car.
(d) Getting a dog.

5. What is Fergus McCluskey in charge of?
(a) The condo board.
(b) The demolition of Hugh's buildings.
(c) Healthcare for the elderly.
(d) Meals on Wheels.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Granda always cut corners?

2. What type of flowers does Gran leave on Granda's grave?

3. What seasonal decoration does Jamie put out for Gran and Granda?

4. Where does Jamie meet his mother while in Glasgow?

5. How would Granda feel if he were to hear the accusations against him?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the priest's eulogy somehow seem to calm Gran Margie?

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

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

4. Describe Jamie's last personal encounter with Granda Hugh.

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

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

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

8. What is the nature of the drunken journalist's derogatory comments directed at Jamie?

9. Describe Jamie's visits with Granda Hugh.

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

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