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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 did Mo-Maw used to let her children do when they were little?

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

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

4. In Chapter 15, what does the shopkeeper do after Gallowgate buys his things?

5. In Chapter 12, what happens with Mo-Maw and Jocky?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Stuart describe the tensions between the Catholics and Protestants in Glasgow? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Stuart describe the development of Mungo's and James's romantic relationship? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

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

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