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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator tell the reader in chapter 2 was required of the students at Hailsham once a week?
(a) An art exam.
(b) An IQ test.
(c) A drug screening.
(d) A medical exam.

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 more emotional for those who could have children.
(b) That it could be fun.
(c) That it could keep them from having to make donations.
(d) That it was something they physically could not do.

3. What does Laura teach the narrator in chapter 7 in order to discourage boys?
(a) A disgusting way of speaking.
(b) A disgusting way of blowing her nose.
(c) A disgusting way of drinking tea.
(d) A disgusting way of eating her dessert.

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

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

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

7. What is the narrator doing as she recalls these events from her past, as a student at Hailsham?
(a) Driving.
(b) Preparing a funeral.
(c) Visiting a donor.
(d) Talking to a friend.

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

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

10. What is the name of the narrating character?
(a) Kathy H.
(b) Ruth S.
(c) Horace G.
(d) Mitchell F.

11. What writing assignment were the Hailsham students supposed to be working on during their two years at the Cottages?
(a) A novel.
(b) A thesis.
(c) An essay.
(d) A short story.

12. What trip does the narrator foreshadow at the end of chapter 11?
(a) A trip to London.
(b) A trip to Dover.
(c) A trip to Norfolk.
(d) A trip to Hailsham.

13. What is Songs After Dark?
(a) A choir book used at Hailsham.
(b) A piano book of popular songs.
(c) An album of French music.
(d) An album containing Kathy's favorite song.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ruth give the narrator in chapter 6 to replace her lost tape?

2. What are tokens?

3. Why was the narrator kicked out of the secret guard?

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

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

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