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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who first suggested that Madame was frightened of the students at Hailsham?
(a) Ruth.
(b) Tommy.
(c) Amanda.
(d) Laura.

2. What are the ages of the Junior classes at Hailsham?
(a) Five through eight.
(b) Fifteen to seventeen.
(c) Seven through eleven.
(d) Birth to twelve.

3. What is the point of view of this novel?
(a) Second person.
(b) Third person.
(c) Limited omniscient.
(d) First person.

4. What does the narrator tell the reader in chapter 2 was required of the students at Hailsham once a week?
(a) An IQ test.
(b) A medical exam.
(c) An art exam.
(d) A drug screening.

5. Who is Judy Bridgewater?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A carer.
(c) A singer.
(d) A doctor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was the narrator kicked out of the secret guard?

2. Why do Peter and Gordon say they want to go to America in chapter 7?

3. How does Kathy find herself on Ruth's good books at the end of part one?

4. Where at Hailsham, as the narrator describes in chapter 2, was the best place to have a private talk?

5. What is a Walkman?

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