View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Mungo goes out to fight with Hamish?

2. What do the girls Mungo and James meet eat and drink together?

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

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

5. What does Mungo tell James in Chapter 16 about Mrs. Campbell?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How does Mungo's anxiety sometimes manifest itself physically?

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

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

9. Who does Mo-Maw name Mungo after?

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

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 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 3

When do Mungo's attitudes towards Mo-Maw finally begin to change, and why? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 464 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample