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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. In Chapter 10, who also tries to help the person being beaten besides Mungo and Jodie?

2. Who is Mungo named after?

3. What is the color the protestants are association with?

4. Who mostly takes care of Mungo as he grows up?

5. What does Mungo wash regularly?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Jodie treat Mo-Maw when she comes back in Part II?

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

4. How does Annie Campbell treat Mungo and Jodie?

5. What does Mungo tell Mo-Maw when he calls her?

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

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

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

9. What does Mungo like about James at first?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Stuart describe the development of Mungo's and James's romantic relationship? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What does Hamish's telling the police that he is Mungo symbolize at the very end of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Why is Mungo suddenly able to meet Hamish's gaze after his fishing trip with St. Christopher and Gallowgate, and imagine he may even be able to stand up to him soon? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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