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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the narrating character?
(a) Horace G.
(b) Mitchell F.
(c) Ruth S.
(d) Kathy H.

2. Who does Ruth want to know if the narrator likes at the end of chapter 4?
(a) Miss Lucy.
(b) Miss Geraldine.
(c) Miss Emily.
(d) Miss Jody.

3. How long does the narrator recall the secret guard lasting?
(a) Three to five years.
(b) Nine months to a year.
(c) Twenty years.
(d) The lifetime of Hailsham.

4. Who is Miss Geraldine?
(a) A carer in Kathy's clinic.
(b) A guardian at Hailsham who is everyone's favorite.
(c) A teacher at the Cottages.
(d) A donor at the clinic where Kathy works.

5. What was the secret guards evidence against the conspirators?
(a) Pictures of strangers.
(b) Witnessed conversations.
(c) Written confessions.
(d) Drawings of crime scenes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the narrator and Tommy often meet in secrecy during their years at Hailsham?

2. What does the narrator say the students used their tokens on?

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

4. What is an exchange, as it is explained in chapter 2?

5. How old was the narrator when she first recalls making friends with Ruth?

(see the answer key)

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