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

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

3. What is the narrator doing as she recalls these events from her past, as a student at Hailsham?
(a) Visiting a donor.
(b) Preparing a funeral.
(c) Talking to a friend.
(d) Driving.

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

5. What does the narrator describe as a piece of art she bought at an Exchange in chapter 8?
(a) A small elephant sculpture.
(b) A calendar.
(c) A collage of animal pictures.
(d) A paper mache doll.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the narrator tell the reader unzipping meant to the students at Hailsham in chapter 7?

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

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

5. Who makes fun of Tommy's expressions as he warms up on the sports field with the other boys in chapter 1?

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