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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. What does Robert do after someone breaks into the house?
2. Why is Jamie returning home in Part 1, Chapter 2?
3. Where did Hugh's wife work after she moved to Glasgow?
4. What word best describes Jamie's childhood in his mind?
5. What does Granda insist that Jamie do?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did little Hugh spend much of his childhood?
2. Why does Jamie feel the need to protect his mother from his father?
3. Which character's story is revealed in Part 1, Chapter 3?
4. What feelings of Granda Hugh's come out regarding Jamie's leaving home years ago?
5. Explain how the war and being a single parent seemed to change Famie.
6. Describe the incident of Jamie's father keeping watch in the bushes with a knife.
7. Why does the author provide such detail about Gran Margie's bedroom?
8. What kind of student is Jamie?
9. Why is Jamie so sad to be leaving Mrs. Drake?
10. Describe Granda Hugh as Jamie sees him for the first time in ten years.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the significance of the book's title? Why wasn't it called JAMIE or GRANDA HUGH? What are some other possible titles for the book. List at least five and cite your reasons for each.
Essay Topic 2
Does O'Hagan end the book on a note of hope for Jamie or the continuance of his struggle to come to terms with his flawed relationship with his father? Give your perspective and two reasons to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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