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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 hit St. Christopher in the head with in Chapter 14?

2. What does Mungo tell Gallowgate when he tries to touch Mungo sexually again in Chapter 17?

3. Where does Mr. Gillespie take Jodie to have sex?

4. How does James's father find out he is gay?

5. Who does James tell Mungo he might end up like if he is not careful?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does James tell Mungo he will do if Mungo participates in Hamish's crusade against the Catholics?

2. What does Mungo tell Gallowgate Hamish will do to St. Christopher and him for hurting Mungo?

3. In Chapter 15, what does the reader find out about Gallowgate's past?

4. In Chapter 21, what does Mungo think of Jocky?

5. What does St. Christopher do to Mungo in Chapter 11?

6. In Chapter 20, what does Hamish say he will do to James?

7. In Chapter 14, what does Mungo do to St. Christopher?

8. How does Mungo's anxiety sometimes manifest itself physically?

9. Why does Mo-Maw never want Mungo calling her "Ma"?

10. How does Jodie get rid of her pregnancy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is Mungo so reluctant to ever drink, and how does he handle Mo-Maw's alcoholism? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What is the Glaswegian cultural expectation of masculinity and success, and how does Hamish embody some of it? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Stuart demonstrate Jodie's savvy, maturity, and naivete simultaneously throughout the book? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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