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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What difference did the narrator begin to note in Tommy during their Senior 2 year, as described in chapter 2?
(a) He stopped playing sports.
(b) He stopped hanging out with his friends.
(c) He stopped losing his temper.
(d) He stopped going to classes.

3. Why did the students feel Madame was different, odd?
(a) She enjoyed the art that others thought was poorly made.
(b) She never allowed the children to come near her.
(c) She avoided the guardians.
(d) She interacted with the kids more than others.

4. What is the secret guard?
(a) A group of girls at Hailsham under Ruth who protect Miss Geraldine.
(b) The security at Hailsham.
(c) The owners of Hailsham.
(d) A group of students who plan military careers.

5. What changes does the narrator note about her relationship with Ruby in chapter 11?
(a) They are closer than ever.
(b) They fight constantly and hate one another.
(c) Nothing has changed.
(d) They fight more, but they share confidences more.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Laura teach the narrator in chapter 7 in order to discourage boys?

2. What does the narrator tell the reader in chapter 2 was required of the students at Hailsham once a week?

3. Who asks Tommy to get back into his art in chapter 9?

4. When does the narrator hope she might be able to have more time to listen to her favorite music tape?

5. Who was often blamed, as mentioned in chapter 11, for all the pornographic magazines discovered at the Cottages?

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