View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 22-23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In chapter 16, from whom does the narrator keep her distance in her final weeks there?
(a) Laura and Harry.
(b) Tommy and Ruth.
(c) Rodney and Chrissie.
(d) Claire and Charlie.

2. What one sign of her health struggles does Ruth show during the walk to the boat in chapter 18?
(a) She walks with a limp.
(b) She is short of breath.
(c) She cannot walk at all.
(d) She must stop often.

3. In chapter 16, how does the narrator make her intention to become a carer immediately known?
(a) She asks Rodney for help.
(b) She tells Ruth.
(c) She tells Keffers.
(d) She asks the guardians if she can start early.

4. Why was the narrator kicked out of the secret guard?
(a) She allowed Miss Geraldine to be injured.
(b) She gave away guard secrets.
(c) She had a fight with Ruth.
(d) She did not collect her evidence properly.

5. What are the ages of the Junior classes at Hailsham?
(a) Birth to twelve.
(b) Five through eight.
(c) Seven through eleven.
(d) Fifteen to seventeen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the secret guard?

2. In chapter 16, who does Ruth think will be Tommy's next girlfriend when she breaks up with him?

3. Why does Miss Emily tell Tommy and Kathy that Madame came and took their art away in chapter 22?

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

5. Why does the narrator go to Littlehampton in chapter 20?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 304 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample