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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. Where at Hailsham, as the narrator describes in chapter 2, was the best place to have a private talk?
(a) The dorm bathrooms.
(b) The lunch queue.
(c) The music room.
(d) The art room.

4. In what room was the art displayed for Madame?
(a) The billiards room.
(b) The lunch room.
(c) The art room.
(d) An empty dorm room.

5. Who was often blamed, as mentioned in chapter 11, for all the pornographic magazines discovered at the Cottages?
(a) The caretaker.
(b) A boy named Steve.
(c) Ruby and Tommy.
(d) The owner's son.

6. What does the narrator reveal in chapter 10 her topic was for her writing assignment when she first arrived at the Cottages?
(a) Victorian novels.
(b) Modern American novels.
(c) Women's rights.
(d) Clone rights.

7. What is the Lost Corner?
(a) An abandoned broom closet at Hailsham.
(b) The town where the Cottages is located.
(c) A dark corner in Kathy's house.
(d) What Miss Emily calls Norfolk becasue of its location.

8. What would the narrator often hold while listening to her favorite song, Never Let Me Go?
(a) A curling iron.
(b) A baby doll.
(c) A hairbrush.
(d) A pillow.

9. What work of art did Tommy create as a joke that began his torment from other students, as described in chapter 2?
(a) A cathedral.
(b) An elephant.
(c) A palace.
(d) A lion.

10. What warning does Miss Emily offer the students in chapter 7 about having sex with people in the outside world?
(a) That it could keep them from having to make donations.
(b) That it could be fun.
(c) That it was more emotional for those who could have children.
(d) That it was something they physically could not do.

11. How old was the narrator when she first recalls making friends with Ruth?
(a) Six going on seven.
(b) Seven going on eight.
(c) Five.
(d) Nine.

12. What does the narrator describe as a piece of art she bought at an Exchange in chapter 8?
(a) A calendar.
(b) A paper mache doll.
(c) A small elephant sculpture.
(d) A collage of animal pictures.

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

14. What is Bramble, as described in chapter 4?
(a) A donkey.
(b) A dog.
(c) An imaginary horse.
(d) An imaginary cow.

15. Who makes fun of Tommy's expressions as he warms up on the sports field with the other boys in chapter 1?
(a) Beth.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Laura.
(d) Jenny.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are tokens?

2. Who is Keffers?

3. What are the ages of the Junior classes at Hailsham?

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

5. Where is the novel set?

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