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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 15, what does the shopkeeper do after Gallowgate buys his things?

2. What does Mungo do in Chapter 14 to try to feel better?

3. What drink does Mungo think is the worst for his mother in Chapter 18?

4. What does Mungo want to do with Gallowgate in Chapter 14 that Gallowgate will not let him do?

5. Who does Mungo tell Hamish is his new friend?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does James tell Mungo he has to do to make his father happy?

3. Who does Mo-Maw say she can barely handle sharing Mungo with, and why?

4. What does Mo-Maw sometimes let Mungo do to her stockings as a game?

5. Who does Mo-Maw name Mungo after?

6. In Chapter 16, what do James and Mungo do on James's birthday?

7. In Chapter 17, what does Gallowgate tell Mungo about when they get back home?

8. In Chapter 13, what does Jodie ask Mungo to do that he hates doing?

9. In Chapter 15, who does Gallowgate call and why?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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

Why do you think Stuart chooses to open the novel with Mungo's leaving the city with St. Christopher and Gallowgate, and then he works backwards from there temporally? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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