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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. What kind of drawings does the narrator find Tommy making in chapter 20?
(a) Imaginary animals.
(b) Dogs and cats.
(c) Portraits of donors.
(d) Pictures of Ruth.

2. In chapter 16, how does the narrator make her intention to become a carer immediately known?
(a) She asks the guardians if she can start early.
(b) She tells Keffers.
(c) She tells Ruth.
(d) She asks Rodney for help.

3. What did the students at Hailsham call Madame's collection of their art that she found amusing?
(a) The Collection.
(b) The Group.
(c) The Artwork.
(d) The Gallery.

4. Who suggests in chapter 18 that the narrator become Ruth's carer?
(a) Laura.
(b) Kathy.
(c) Tommy.
(d) Ruth.

5. In chapter 14, why does Chrissie say she and Rodney like to buy birthday cards in bulk?
(a) They like to use them as postcards.
(b) They like the art on them.
(c) They are cheap and are always on hand.
(d) They are a cheap alternative to construction paper.

Short Answer Questions

1. In chapter 16, who was the first of the Hailsham students to begin their carer training?

2. What promise does the narrator make to Ruth after her second donation in chapter 19?

3. What is the Black Barn?

4. In chapter 15, what do Kathy and Tommy talk about?

5. In chapter 14, what causes Rodney's group to run away from the office?

Short Essay Questions

1. In chapter 13, Rodney and Chrissie ask Ruth, Tommy, and Kathy about what type of deferment?

2. In chapter 12, Rodney and Chrissie report seeing what person in Norfolk during a trip there?

3. What has Tommy begun to draw after the trip to Norfolk? What does Kathy initially think of these drawings?

4. In chapter 12, what fantasy does Ruth develop after learning where her possible works?

5. In chapter 15, who does Rodney and Chrissie want to visit that Kathy refuses to see? For what reason?

6. In chapter 18, how does Kathy become Ruth's carer? How does Ruth react to this?

7. In chapter 20, who does Kathy find at the address Ruth gave to Tommy for him to seek a deferral?

8. What does Kathy decide not to tell Ruth at the end of chapter 15?

9. In chapter 17, what changes does Kathy note about the Cottages after her rift with Ruth and Tommy?

10. In chapter 12, why do Rodney and Chrissie invite Ruth to go on a trip to Norfolk with them? Who else will be going?

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