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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. Which of the following does NOT describe Jamie's mother's new husband?
(a) Polite.
(b) Abusive.
(c) Mild-mannered.
(d) Attentive.

2. With whom does Jamie reunite while in Glasgow?
(a) His best friend from high school.
(b) His mother.
(c) His father.
(d) His college buddies.

3. What seems to be the only part of Granda which has not changed?
(a) His sense of humor.
(b) His bright eyes.
(c) His shock of red hair.
(d) His memory.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What accusations are hurled at Jamie by a drunken journalist?

2. Jamie notes that Gran often lives __________________.

3. On what matter did Jamie's wishes overrule Karen's?

4. What does Jamie note about Gran's friends?

5. Who is Jamie surprised to see in church at Granda's funeral?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Jamie's overall opinion of the afternoon spent with his mother?

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

3. Describe the day that Jamie takes Granda Hugh out to the pubs.

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

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

6. What event precipitates Jamie's contacting his estranged mother?

7. In what context is Granda Hugh eulogized as "Mr. Housing?"

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

9. What are some of the things that Jamie loves about his girlfriend, Karen?

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

(see the answer keys)

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