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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the students at Hailsham love the sports pavilion?
(a) It represented their favorite activities.
(b) It reminded them of cottages in storybooks.
(c) It was where they held their favorite classes.
(d) It was filled with good smells.

2. Who is Keffers?
(a) The caretaker at the Cottages.
(b) The neighbor of the Cottages.
(c) The owner of the Cottages.
(d) A teacher at the Cottages.

3. What work of art did Tommy create as a joke that began his torment from other students, as described in chapter 2?
(a) An elephant.
(b) A lion.
(c) A cathedral.
(d) A palace.

4. Who plots to prove Madame's fear of the students at Hailsham?
(a) Amanda.
(b) Laura.
(c) Hannah.
(d) Kathy.

5. What does the narrator mentioned she often used for blankets in chapter 11?
(a) Blankets donated by rich widows.
(b) Old curtains and carpet peices.
(c) Wool cloth scraps.
(d) Old clothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Miss Geraldine?

2. Who calls Tommy an idiot in chapter 1 for not seeing that the boys are going to ignore him while picking players for the sports team?

3. What excuse did Miss Emily give for the lack of tokens offered in exchange for the art Madame took away?

4. What does Tommy tell the narrator that he thinks Miss Lucy feels the students are not being taught properly?

5. What is the point of view of this novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Ruth tell everyone she got a pencil case she shows off in chapter 5? Where does Kathy suspect she really got the case?

2. What does Tommy tell Kathy that Miss Lucy told him that helped him to stop having so many fits of temper in chapter 3?

3. What does Tommy reveal to Kathy in chapter 9 that Miss Lucy has told him, causing him to once again begin having fits of temper again as well as ending his relationship with Ruth?

4. What does Kathy imagine the song, "Never Let Me Go", is about?

5. How does Kathy know Tommy and Ruth when she requests to become their carer?

6. Upon first meeting Ruth, as described in chapter 4, what do Ruth and Kathy do together?

7. In chapter 6, how does Kathy keep another girl from learning the truth about Ruth's pencil case?

8. How does Miss Lucy react when she overhears the students at Hailsham discussing their futures in chapter 7?

9. What does Kathy do for a living? What privileges has she been given as a result of being good at her job?

10. Why does Kathy, in chapter 11, sneak away to take a look at some of the pornographic material she has found in the caretaker's confiscated collection?

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