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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jamie feel toward his mother?

2. Who was the consulate that Hugh wished were his father?

3. What does Jamie notice about the buildings his Granda had constructed?

4. What does Gran place in drinking glasses?

5. What takes the place of drinking and shouting in Jamie's life when he lives with his grandparents?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jamie note about his grandfather's buildings as he returns home?

2. Which character's story is revealed in Part 1, Chapter 3?

3. Explain how the war and being a single parent seemed to change Famie.

4. Describe how Famie became a political figure and advocate for a rent strikes movement.

5. Describe the relationship between Hugh and his son, Robert.

6. Why does the author provide such detail about Gran Margie's bedroom?

7. Describe Granda Hugh as Jamie sees him for the first time in ten years.

8. What eases some of Jamie's sadness at having to leave Mrs. Drake?

9. What is life like for Jamie at Granda Hugh and Gran Margie's house?

10. What kind of student is Jamie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the ongoing conflict between Jamie and his father. What are the main sources of the conflicts? Why does it perpetuate? What does Jamie learn about the reality of his life with his father as opposed to the perceptions he has held for so long?

Essay Topic 2

Create a character study of Alice. What are her physical characteristics? What are her motivations? What are her fears? What are her dreams? What else can you say about Alice?

Essay Topic 3

Create a character study of Granda Hugh. What are his physical characteristics? What are his motivations? What are his fears? What are his dreams? What else can you say about Granda Hugh?

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