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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 Mo-Maw tell Mungo about his father?

2. Why does Mr. Gillespie leave town?

3. What does Jocky say is bad about Mungo's mother?

4. Who is James pretending is his girlfriend to trick his father?

5. What does Gallowgate say he wants to teach Mungo how to do before they go home?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 20, what does Jodie tell Mungo about Hamish?

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

5. What does Gallowgate tell Mungo about what he has done to Mungo in Chapter 14?

6. What does Mungo tell Gallowgate about St. Christopher in Chapter 17?

7. What had Mr. Gillespie once promised Jodie he would help her to do?

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

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

10. What does Gallowgate do to Mungo in Chapter 11?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay discussing Stuart's depictions of violence throughout the novel.

Essay Topic 2

How does Stuart establish and maintain suspense throughout the novel? 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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