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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ruth give the narrator in chapter 6 to replace her lost tape?
(a) A baby doll.
(b) A new tape of ballroom dancing music.
(c) A new hand mirror.
(d) A few tokens.

2. Why did the narrator believe Ruth to be a good chess player?
(a) Ruth had a collection of books on the subject.
(b) Ruth said she was.
(c) Ruth often voiced a desire to play the game.
(d) Ruth often commented on chess games in progress.

3. What items does the narrator say in chapter 18 she likes to window shop for and compare to the ones she has at home?
(a) Paper weights.
(b) Desk lamps.
(c) Dresses.
(d) Shoes.

4. When does the narrator hope she might be able to have more time to listen to her favorite music tape?
(a) When she retires from her bookkeeping job.
(b) When she leave college.
(c) When she stops being a carer.
(d) When she settles down to have a family.

5. What lie has Ruth told Chrissie that Tommy nearly blows for her in chapter 13?
(a) That a Hailsham student became a barrister.
(b) That a Hailsham student became a park keeper.
(c) That a Hailsham student became a doctor.
(d) That a Hailsham student became a bookkeeper.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator say Ruth responded to the possibility of not taking the trip to Norfolk in chapter 13?

2. What is Songs After Dark?

3. What is the Lost Corner?

4. What happened in chapter 6 to the tape the narrator hid in her dorm room that contained her favorite song?

5. Who was Moira B?

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