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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 makes fun of Tommy's expressions as he warms up on the sports field with the other boys in chapter 1?
(a) Ruth.
(b) Jenny.
(c) Beth.
(d) Laura.

2. How old was the narrator when she first recalls making friends with Ruth?
(a) Nine.
(b) Five.
(c) Six going on seven.
(d) Seven going on eight.

3. What does the narrator say the students used their tokens on?
(a) Video games.
(b) Clothing and decorations for their desks.
(c) Presents for parents and relatives.
(d) Extra food in the cafeteria.

4. What rumors abound at Hailsham about students who wander into the woods?
(a) They are forced to do extra homework.
(b) They are forced to add to the mural on the wall.
(c) They are murdered.
(d) They are made to volunteer to cook lunch.

5. What is the woods?
(a) A mural on the wall of Hailsham's cafeteria.
(b) A room where the students study horticulture.
(c) A wooded area around Hailsham.
(d) A hall at Hailsham that is decorated with trees.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did the students feel Madame was different, odd?

3. Whose departure from Hailsham shocks all the students in chapter 9?

4. What difference did the narrator begin to note in Tommy during their Senior 2 year, as described in chapter 2?

5. What does the narrator describe as a piece of art she bought at an Exchange in chapter 8?

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