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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Miss Lucy?
(a) A guardian at Hailsham.
(b) A possible in Dover.
(c) A teacher at the Cottages.
(d) A nurse in Norfolk.

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

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

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

5. How old is the narrating character?
(a) Fifty-one.
(b) Thirty-one.
(c) Forty-one.
(d) Twenty-one.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who decides to comfort Tommy at the end of chapter 1 during his temper tantrum?

4. What is Songs After Dark?

5. Where is the novel set?

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