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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 Jamie NOT do with Gran?
(a) Chat.
(b) Shop.
(c) Laugh.
(d) Eat.

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

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

4. Which of the following is NOT a place Jamie takes Granda in a wheelchair?
(a) Parks.
(b) The horse races.
(c) A museum
(d) The pub.

5. What was Granda's mother's name?
(a) Rosie.
(b) Mylinda.
(c) Cherie.
(d) Famie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Granda do while lying in bed?

2. What does Jamie secretly take the train to watch?

3. What does Granda ask Jamie to do for him?

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

5. Which of the following is NOT one of the characteristics that makes Jamie love Karen?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does Jamie pass the time at his grandparents' home?

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