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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. Why does Mo-Maw leave the children?
(a) She is in jail.
(b) She is leaving to see her family in America.
(c) She has a new boyfriend who does not know she has kids.
(d) She is in a substance abuse treatment center.

2. What is James's sister called?
(a) Gerry Berry.
(b) Jane Lane.
(c) Helen Belen.
(d) Francie Bancy.

3. What does Mungo constantly wear?
(a) A cagoule.
(b) An eye patch.
(c) A hat.
(d) A leg brace.

4. In Chapter 7, what does Mo-Maw watch on television?
(a) Concerts.
(b) Soap operas.
(c) Monster truck rallies.
(d) Game shows.

5. What does Mungo tell Mo-Maw when he calls her?
(a) He has been abused.
(b) He wants to come home.
(c) He is very hungry.
(d) He is dying.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mungo get away from the cop in Chapter 6?

2. Where did Hamish once want to go but was told it was not for boys like him?

3. What does Christopher say he took Mo-Maw for in Chapter 9?

4. What does Mungo call Hamish in Chapter 6 that no one else every calls him?

5. What are the two sides of the sectarian violence in Glasgow?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Annie Campbell treat Mungo and Jodie?

2. What does Mrs. Campbell tell Jodie when she tries to help her after Mr. Campbell hits her?

3. What responsibilities does Hamish have?

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

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

6. What happened when Hamish went down to ask for an apprenticeship at the shipyards once?

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

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

9. What feeling does Mungo begin to get from the men who take him fishing?

10. What is James's relationship with his father like?

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