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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the narrator continuously refer to as the veterans in chapter 10?
(a) Residents who had been there a year or more.
(b) Residents who were of middle age.
(c) Residents who lived there permanently.
(d) Residents who acted as guardians to the newcomers.

2. To where does Ruth and her friends follow the possible from the office in chapter 14?
(a) A gym.
(b) A dog park.
(c) A hospital.
(d) A gallery.

3. What does Tommy tell the narrator that he thinks Miss Lucy feels the students are not being taught properly?
(a) About art.
(b) About their work as carers.
(c) About donations.
(d) About their future careers.

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

5. Where did the donor in the narrator's third year grow up, causing her to recall her own childhood at Hailsham?
(a) Kansas City.
(b) Dorset.
(c) Norfolk.
(d) Dover.

Short Answer Questions

1. In chapter 16, where does Ruth suggest she might one day like to take a trip to?

2. In chapter 14, what was the predominate theme of the artwork in Portway Studios?

3. Who did the narrator once see giving a speech to an imaginary classroom, as described in chapter 4?

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

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

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