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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. Part 1, Chapter 3 covers whose early years?
(a) Hugh's.
(b) Jamie's.
(c) Margie's.
(d) Famie's.

2. How did the war affect Famie?
(a) She became shy.
(b) She became stronger.
(c) She became very depressed.
(d) She became a victim.

3. What does Granda insist that Jamie do?
(a) Read the Bible.
(b) Stay by his bedside.
(c) Leave and never come back.
(d) Make coffee.

4. How is Robert's demeanor best described?
(a) Funny.
(b) Patients.
(c) Passive.
(d) Abusive.

5. What is Granda's appearance when Jamie sees him?
(a) Near death.
(b) Robust and vital.
(c) Larger than life.
(d) Small and fragile.

Short Answer Questions

1. What important position did Hugh take after the war?

2. Where does Jamie suggest he should stay?

3. Where did Hugh meet his future wife?

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

5. Why did Thomas leave Scotland?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Jamie so sad to be leaving Mrs. Drake?

2. Why does Jamie feel the need to protect his mother from his father?

3. Why are Granda Hugh's buildings now a metaphor for his physical condition?

4. What has Mrs. Drake given Jamie before he leaves on his trip?

5. What are Jamie's observations about his father?

6. What feelings of Granda Hugh's come out regarding Jamie's leaving home years ago?

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

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

9. What kind of student is Jamie?

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

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