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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Moira B?
(a) A girl who lived in the same dorm room with Ruth.
(b) Another secret guard leader.
(c) Another girl kicked out of the secret guard.
(d) A student in the narrator's art class.

2. What are tokens?
(a) Gifts for good grades at Hailsham.
(b) Rewards students are given for the artwork they supply to the exchanges.
(c) Coins used in video games.
(d) Toys for small children at Hailsham.

3. At the end of chapter 15, how does Ruth go out of her way to show Tommy and Kathy she had known she had acted badly earlier?
(a) She apologizes outright.
(b) She includes them in her jokes with Chrissie and Rodney.
(c) She refuses to speak with Chrissie and Rodney.
(d) She buys them dinner.

4. What were the students at Hailsham allowed to wear on weekends, but not during the week?
(a) Their own clothing.
(b) Jewelry.
(c) Make-up.
(d) Team jerseys.

5. What is Dave's stump?
(a) A tree stump where a boy named Dave often sat to read or write.
(b) A tree stump where a boy named Dave is rumored to have died.
(c) A tree stump at where a boy named Dave often cut wood for the fireplaces.
(d) A tree stump in the yard nicknamed Dave after the owner's son.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What vice is strongly discouraged at Hailsham?

3. Why did the narrator believe Ruth to be a good chess player?

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

5. Who first suggested that Madame was frightened of the students at Hailsham?

(see the answer key)

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