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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. Who does Hamish hit with a brick to save Mungo?
(a) His sister.
(b) His mother.
(c) His father.
(d) A police officer.

2. What does James's father give James every time he leaves for work for several weeks?
(a) A car.
(b) A credit card.
(c) Cash.
(d) A blanket.

3. Where did Hamish once go to see if he could get an apprenticeship?
(a) The iron monger.
(b) The court.
(c) The fishmonger.
(d) The shipyard.

4. Who is James's sister married to?
(a) A whisky distributor.
(b) A judge.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A lawyer.

5. Who does Mungo go fishing with?
(a) Richard and Hamish.
(b) Helen and Richard.
(c) St. Christopher and Gallowgate.
(d) Jodie and Hamish.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jodie say to the person being beaten about her beating?

2. What religion is James's family?

3. What is the place where James raises his animals called?

4. What does the boy who falls on the construction site break?

5. Who found James's mother dead?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Hamish's teachers tell him when he said he wanted to go to university?

2. Who mainly takes care of Mungo, and why?

3. How do people in town generally feel about Hamish?

4. What is the rumor about Poor-Wee-Chickie?

5. What responsibilities does Hamish have?

6. Who is Jodie having an affair with?

7. What does James do with the money his father gives him?

8. Why does Hamish think Mungo is soft in Part I?

9. What does Hamish make Mungo do in Part I that Mungo hates?

10. How does Mungo treat Mo-Maw when she comes back in Part II?

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