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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. When does Granda die?
(a) Christmas Day.
(b) Christmas Eve.
(c) The day after Christmas.
(d) New Year's Eve.

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

3. What do Jamie and Gran try to feed Granda on Christmas night?
(a) Cake.
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Cookies.
(d) Pudding.

4. What smoking product does Jamie prepare for Granda?
(a) Pipe.
(b) Cigar.
(c) Marijuana.
(d) Rolled cigarettes.

5. Which author's poetry does Jamie read?
(a) e.e. cummings.
(b) Walt Whitman.
(c) Robert Burns.
(d) Elizabeth Barrett Browning.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jamie's mother feel after meeting with Jamie again?

2. With what does Jamie help Gran after Granda dies?

3. Which of the following does Jamie NOT do with Gran?

4. What does Granda do while lying in bed?

5. What seems to be the only part of Granda which has not changed?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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