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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. What does Mungo worry has happened to his mother in Chapter 2?

2. In Chapter 7, what does Mo-Maw watch on television?

3. Who is James's sister married to?

4. What is Mrs. Campbell's first name?

5. What do Mungo and the men come across that Mungo sees for the first time?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Jodie having an affair with?

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

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

4. Who is Tattie-Bogle?

5. What do the men who take Mungo fishing do a lot of?

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

7. Why does Mo-Maw come back in Part II?

8. What does Mungo like about James at first?

9. How does Annie Campbell treat Mungo and Jodie?

10. What is Hamish, Mungo's brother, known for?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What does the episode with Jodie trying to help Mrs. Campbell demonstrate about the complex dynamics in families that struggle with both financial security and addiction? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Stuart develop Mo-Maw's character? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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