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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. Who is Jamie surprised to see in church at Granda's funeral?
(a) Granda's estranged brother.
(b) His father, Robert.
(c) His school friend, Ian.
(d) Granda's first girlfriend.

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

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

4. From whom does Jamie receive a phone call regarding Granda's buildings?
(a) James McGowan.
(b) Fergus McCluskey.
(c) Iam McShane.
(d) Fergus MacDougall.

5. Who harasses Jamie while at the club?
(a) His mother's husband.
(b) A drunken patron.
(c) A bartender.
(d) A drunken journalist.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Granda referred to in a eulogy?

3. Why did Granda always cut corners?

4. What is Fergus McCluskey in charge of?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does Jamie's meeting with his mother signify for him?

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

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

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

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

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