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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In chapter 16, who was the first of the Hailsham students to begin their carer training?
(a) Ruth.
(b) Alice.
(c) Laura.
(d) Tommy.

2. In chapter 11, what does the narrator define courses as?
(a) Training to be a vet.
(b) Training to be a nurse.
(c) Training to be a donor.
(d) Training to be a carer.

3. Who first suggests, in chapter 18, that Tommy join Kathy and Ruby in their visit to the marooned boat?
(a) Laura.
(b) Moira.
(c) Ruth.
(d) Kathy.

4. What is a deferral?
(a) A postponement of a payment or event.
(b) A set of travel papers.
(c) A refusal to submit to an event.
(d) A set of citizen papers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many others from their class does the narrator say came to the Cottages in chapter 10?

2. At what job does Rodney and Chrissie report Ruth's possible worked at?

3. What is the secret guard?

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

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

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