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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 imply about Mr. Calhoun?

2. What does James's father tell him to do?

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

4. What is Mo-Maw unhappy with with her own appearance in Chapter 18?

5. In Chapter 11, What does Gallowgate tell Mungo to stop doing?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when James meets Mo-Maw?

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

4. In Chapter 18, what does Mungo give James as a gift?

5. In Chapter 13, why does Mr. Gillespie leave?

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

7. In Chapter 22, what does Gallowgate say about St. Christopher's absence?

8. How does Jodie get rid of her pregnancy?

9. Who does Mo-Maw name Mungo after?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

What is the general attitude in Glasgow towards gay people, especially towards gay men and boys? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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