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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What difference did the narrator begin to note in Tommy during their Senior 2 year, as described in chapter 2?
(a) He stopped hanging out with his friends.
(b) He stopped losing his temper.
(c) He stopped playing sports.
(d) He stopped going to classes.

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

3. Why did the students at Hailsham love the sports pavilion?
(a) It represented their favorite activities.
(b) It was where they held their favorite classes.
(c) It reminded them of cottages in storybooks.
(d) It was filled with good smells.

4. What joke do the children at Hailsham make when discussing the electrified fences that often circled the concentration camps during World War II?
(a) That one could fry eggs quite easily.
(b) That one could easily commit murder.
(c) That one could commit suicide easily.
(d) That one could suffer a large electric bill that way.

5. What does Miss Lucy tell the students in chapter 7 they are destined to do?
(a) Live to be very old.
(b) Become doctors and lawyers.
(c) Donate their bodies to scientific experimentation.
(d) Donate their vital organs.

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

7. Why do Peter and Gordon say they want to go to America in chapter 7?
(a) To become actors.
(b) To be better educated.
(c) To become millionaires.
(d) To become doctors.

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

9. Who is Judy Bridgewater?
(a) A singer.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A carer.
(d) A doctor.

10. Why does Ruth ask Kathy to ask Tommy to come back to her in chapter 9?
(a) Because Kathy is the reason they broke up.
(b) Because Kathy has mind washing powers.
(c) Because Kathy is Tommy's best friend.
(d) Because Tommy and Kathy were always able to talk to one another.

11. What were the students at Hailsham allowed to wear on weekends, but not during the week?
(a) Make-up.
(b) Their own clothing.
(c) Team jerseys.
(d) Jewelry.

12. In chapter 10, the narrator describes a fear of doing what once they arrived at the Cottages?
(a) Trusting the guardians.
(b) Socializing with outsiders.
(c) Judging their own proper behaviors.
(d) Traveling outside of the immediate grounds.

13. Why is the narrator reluctant to sit beside Tommy in chapter 3 when they meet at the pond?
(a) She does not want to let Tommy know how she feels about him.
(b) She does not want to give Tommy the wrong impression.
(c) She does not want to get her pants wet.
(d) She does not want anyone to observe them and think they are up to something wrong.

14. What is a guardian?
(a) The carers' bosses.
(b) The people who govern the clones.
(c) The head nurses in the donor facilities.
(d) The teachers and administrators at Hailsham.

15. Why was often terribly cold in the farmhouse at the Cottages, as mentioned in chapter 10?
(a) The house was impossible to heat due to its size.
(b) The weather made it impossible to keep up with the temperatures.
(c) The caretaker rarely brought in enough heaters.
(d) The house was in poor repair.

Short Answer Questions

1. What work of art did Tommy create as a joke that began his torment from other students, as described in chapter 2?

2. What was the secret guards evidence against the conspirators?

3. What are Sales?

4. What trip does the narrator foreshadow at the end of chapter 11?

5. Who does the narrator continuously refer to as the veterans in chapter 10?

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