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

2. What does Mo-Maw tell Mungo about his father?

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

4. What does Mungo hit St. Christopher in the head with in Chapter 14?

5. Who does James say he wishes he could meet one day?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In general, what kind of relationship do the Hamiltons have with their neighbors, and how does Stuart demonstrate these relationship dynamics? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What kinds of opportunities, in general, are available and unavailable for children in working-class Glaswegian families? Write an essay explaining your answers citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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