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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 Gran admit that Granda always cut corners on?
(a) Building materials.
(b) Side streets.
(c) Christmas gifts.
(d) His integrity.

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

3. Which of the following does Jamie NOT do with Gran?
(a) Chat.
(b) Shop.
(c) Eat.
(d) Laugh.

4. What is Granda referred to in a eulogy?
(a) Mr. Housing.
(b) The Ultimate Scotsman.
(c) Mr. Skyscraper.
(d) Mr. Glasgow.

5. How does Jamie feel after reuniting with his mother for the afternoon?
(a) Anxious.
(b) Confused.
(c) Contented.
(d) Angry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What song does the congregation sing before dispersing to the cemetery?

2. What becomes an important element throughout Jamie's life?

3. Jamie misses the smell of ___________ on Karen's skin.

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

5. What is Jamie's mother's demeanor when she spends the afternoon with him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Jamie's visits with Granda Hugh.

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

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

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

5. Why does the author reintroduce the elements of orderliness and tidiness regarding Jamie's life?

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

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

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

9. How have Jamie's thoughts changed regarding becoming a father?

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

(see the answer keys)

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