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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What seems to be the only part of Granda which has not changed?
(a) His bright eyes.
(b) His shock of red hair.
(c) His memory.
(d) His sense of humor.

2. What song does the congregation sing before dispersing to the cemetery?
(a) Faith of our Fathers.
(b) How Great Thou Art.
(c) Amazing Grace.
(d) Just a Closer Walk with Thee.

3. Which of the following does NOT describe Jamie's mother's new husband?
(a) Polite.
(b) Abusive.
(c) Mild-mannered.
(d) Attentive.

4. What does Karen tell Jamie about his accent?
(a) It is sounding Irish.
(b) It is sounding English.
(c) It is sounding rural.
(d) It is sounding Scottish.

5. Jamie notes that Gran often lives __________________.
(a) Day to day.
(b) Vicariously.
(c) In the past.
(d) On the edge.

6. What does Jamie do after his Granda dies?
(a) Makes phone calls.
(b) Writes an obituary.
(c) Talks with a priest.
(d) Goes to church.

7. What does Granda do while lying in bed?
(a) Reads books.
(b) Watches TV.
(c) Talks on the phone.
(d) Listens to records.

8. With whom does Jamie reunite while in Glasgow?
(a) His college buddies.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother.
(d) His best friend from high school.

9. What topic does Gran bring up during Christmas dinner with Jamie?
(a) Jamie's marriage plans.
(b) Granda's funeral plans.
(c) Jamie's father.
(d) The media accusations against Granda.

10. What holiday opens Part 1, Chapter 6?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Guy Fawkes Day.
(c) Feast of St. Stephen.
(d) Thanksgiving.

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

12. What is Jamie's mother's demeanor when she spends the afternoon with him?
(a) Sullen.
(b) Happy.
(c) Upset.
(d) Distracted.

13. What is the priest's eulogy able to do?
(a) Console the mourners.
(b) Clear Granda's name of the misappropriation accusations.
(c) Calm Jamie's nerves.
(d) Stir up more grief for Gran.

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

15. Which of the following does NOT describe Jamie's mother when she spends the afternoon with him?
(a) Healthy.
(b) Coiffured.
(c) Smiling.
(d) Disheveled.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Granda die?

2. How do Jamie and Hugh get around in the city?

3. Which author's poetry does Jamie read?

4. What type of businessman did Jamie consider Granda to be?

5. What does Jamie secretly take the train to watch?

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