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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does narrator say Miss Geraldine told her Madame has been coming to their school?
(a) For twenty years.
(b) Since it opened.
(c) Only a few months.
(d) For several years.

2. Who decides to comfort Tommy at the end of chapter 1 during his temper tantrum?
(a) Kathy.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Laura.
(d) Jenny.

3. What is Dave's stump?
(a) A tree stump at where a boy named Dave often cut wood for the fireplaces.
(b) A tree stump in the yard nicknamed Dave after the owner's son.
(c) A tree stump where a boy named Dave often sat to read or write.
(d) A tree stump where a boy named Dave is rumored to have died.

4. Whose behavior does the narrator accuse Ruth of copying at the end of chapter 10?
(a) Harry and Cynthia.
(b) Rodney and Chrissie.
(c) Charles and Diana.
(d) Johnny and Laura.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the narrator reluctant to sit beside Tommy in chapter 3 when they meet at the pond?

2. What does the narrator mentioned she often used for blankets in chapter 11?

3. Where at Hailsham, as the narrator describes in chapter 2, was the best place to have a private talk?

4. How long after the secret guard ended did Ruth appear in class with a pencil case?

5. What is the narrator doing as she recalls these events from her past, as a student at Hailsham?

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