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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. With what does Jamie help Gran after Granda dies?
(a) Giving away Granda's clothes.
(b) Paying hospital bills.
(c) Buying a smaller house.
(d) Funeral arrangements.

2. Which of the following does Jamie NOT tell Granda on Christmas night?
(a) Granda is one of the greats of his time.
(b) He wants to take him to church.
(c) How much Granda's life has meant to Jamie.
(d) How much Jamie loves Granda.

3. Who is Jamie's girlfriend?
(a) Carol.
(b) Karen.
(c) Kassie.
(d) Kathryn.

4. What does Granda ask Jamie to do for him?
(a) Call his lawyer.
(b) Play records.
(c) Take care of Gran.
(d) Be his executor.

5. How does Jamie pass the time while visiting his grandparents?
(a) Playing video games.
(b) Watching TV.
(c) Meeting friends.
(d) Cooking.

Short Answer Questions

1. What holiday opens Part 1, Chapter 6?

2. What does Granda do while lying in bed?

3. With whom does Jamie reunite while in Glasgow?

4. How are Jamie's visits with Granda characterized?

5. Which of the following does NOT describe Jamie's mother when she spends the afternoon with him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe Jamie's visits with Granda Hugh.

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

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

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

8. What emotional event does Jamie witness regarding Granda Hugh's work?

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

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

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