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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Keffers?
(a) The caretaker at the Cottages.
(b) The owner of the Cottages.
(c) A teacher at the Cottages.
(d) The neighbor of the Cottages.

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

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

4. In whose room does Tommy admit in chapter 11 that he saw the narrator looking at similar magazines as the ones he finds her looking at in the boiler room in chapter 11?
(a) Charley's.
(b) Harry's.
(c) Laura's.
(d) Claire's.

5. What book is the narrator reading in chapter 10 that Ruth rudely begins to describe the plot of to her?
(a) Great Expectations.
(b) Oliver Twist.
(c) Daniel Deronda.
(d) A Tale of Two Cities.

6. Where is the novel set?
(a) Louisiana.
(b) France.
(c) New York.
(d) England.

7. Who admits to the students that she has indulged in the forbidden vice in chapter 6?
(a) Miss Jody.
(b) Miss Emily.
(c) Miss Geraldine.
(d) Miss Lucy.

8. 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 Tommy and Kathy were always able to talk to one another.
(c) Because Kathy is Tommy's best friend.
(d) Because Kathy has mind washing powers.

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

10. What was the secret guards evidence against the conspirators?
(a) Written confessions.
(b) Pictures of strangers.
(c) Witnessed conversations.
(d) Drawings of crime scenes.

11. Who does Ruth want to know if the narrator likes at the end of chapter 4?
(a) Miss Geraldine.
(b) Miss Lucy.
(c) Miss Emily.
(d) Miss Jody.

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

13. Who plots to prove Madame's fear of the students at Hailsham?
(a) Kathy.
(b) Hannah.
(c) Amanda.
(d) Laura.

14. Whose behavior does the narrator accuse Ruth of copying at the end of chapter 10?
(a) Harry and Cynthia.
(b) Rodney and Chrissie.
(c) Charles and Diana.
(d) Johnny and Laura.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tommy tell the narrator that he thinks Miss Lucy feels the students are not being taught properly?

2. What is a guardian?

3. What is the name of the narrating character?

4. Where did the narrator and Tommy often meet in secrecy during their years at Hailsham?

5. Why did the students at Hailsham love the sports pavilion?

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