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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the narrator go to Littlehampton in chapter 20?
(a) To find Tommy's parents.
(b) To find Madame.
(c) To find Miss Emily,
(d) To find Miss Lucy.

2. At what point in her donation cycle did Chrissie die?
(a) After the second.
(b) After the fourth.
(c) After the first.
(d) After the third.

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

4. What does Ruby ask the narrator forgiveness for in chapter 19?
(a) For forcing her out of the secret society.
(b) For placing a wedge between she and Tommy.
(c) For stealing Harry from her.
(d) For lying about her feelings for Miss Geraldine.

5. In the beginning of chapter 18, the narrator tells the reader what is one of the most difficult parts of working as a carer?
(a) Losing a donor after the fifth donation.
(b) Losing a donor early in the donation cycle.
(c) Losing a donor to suicide.
(d) Losing a donor to cancer.

6. In chapter 12, the narrator suggests that the clones believed they could learn what from meeting their possible?
(a) Who their spouse might be.
(b) What their siblings were like.
(c) Who they were deep down.
(d) What their future job would be.

7. Who claims to not recall learning about deferrals at Hailsham in chapter 13?
(a) Tommy.
(b) Kathy.
(c) Ruth.
(d) Laura.

8. What kind of drawings does the narrator find Tommy making in chapter 20?
(a) Pictures of Ruth.
(b) Dogs and cats.
(c) Imaginary animals.
(d) Portraits of donors.

9. In chapter 16, why does the narrator think she and her companions did not talk about their trip to Norfolk?
(a) They were waiting for Ruth to say something.
(b) They were anxious to hide the truth.
(c) They were embarrassed for themselves.
(d) They were embarrassed for Ruth.

10. In chapter 18, the narrator learns that Hailsham is to be turned into what?
(a) A holiday retreat.
(b) A public school.
(c) A hotel.
(d) A health spa.

11. What are dream futures, as the narrator describes in chapter 12?
(a) A future the clones know will never come true.
(b) A future the clones plan to pursue before their donations begin.
(c) A future that the clones hope they can earn the money to pursue while training as carers.
(d) A future the clones plan to pursue once their donations are done.

12. What concern has Tommy admitted to the narrator he has for the creatures in his drawings?
(a) How they will be kept safe.
(b) How they might catch food.
(c) How they can reach and fetch things.
(d) How they will keep warm.

13. What does Madame reveal in chapter 21 that the artwork from Hailsham was supposed to show?
(a) The students' souls.
(b) The students' creativitiy.
(c) The students' inner child.
(d) The students' intelligence.

14. In chapter 16, what does the narrator suggest is bothering Tommy?
(a) Ruth's inability to be friends with Kathy.
(b) Ruth's choice to end their relationship.
(c) Ruth's decision to become a carer.
(d) Ruth's behavior toward him.

15. In chapter 15, what do Kathy and Tommy talk about?
(a) Ruth.
(b) The deferrment.
(c) Sneaking away from the Cottages.
(d) Hailsham's students.

Short Answer Questions

1. In chapter 16, why does Ruth think that Tommy might not want to be romantic with Kathy?

2. In chapter 12, what subject does the narrator say Rodney talked about a lot?

3. In chapter 21, what do Tommy and Kathy try to convince Madame of?

4. What is the Goosehouse?

5. What did the students at Hailsham call Madame's collection of their art that she found amusing?

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