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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In chapter 16, where does Ruth suggest she might one day like to take a trip to?
(a) London.
(b) Dover.
(c) Paris.
(d) Dartmoor.

2. In chapter 14, what was the predominate theme of the artwork in Portway Studios?
(a) Space exploration.
(b) Children.
(c) Clones.
(d) The sea.

3. In chapter 15, what does Tommy suggest Madame does with the art from the Hailsham students?
(a) Uses it to determine who should receive deferments.
(b) Uses it to raise money for the school.
(c) Uses it to determine when a clone should train as a carer.
(d) Uses it to determine who should become a donor.

4. Why does there seem to be a different set of rules for the clones from Hailsham as compared to the clones from other backgrounds?
(a) The Hailsham students have more supportive parents.
(b) The Hailsham students have more money.
(c) The Hailsham students are better educated.
(d) The Hailsham students were raised with more compassion.

5. What is the one thing the narrator notices most about the drawings Tommy shows her in chapter 15?
(a) The oddness of them.
(b) The originality.
(c) The details.
(d) The childishness of them.

6. 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 behavior toward him.
(d) Ruth's decision to become a carer.

7. Who tells Chrissie and Rodney that the students at Hailsham were told about deferrals in chapter 13?
(a) Laura.
(b) Tommy.
(c) Ruth.
(d) Kathy.

8. In chapter 16, why does Ruth think that Tommy might not want to be romantic with Kathy?
(a) She does not like his art.
(b) She is unattractive.
(c) She has been promiscuous.
(d) She is not his type.

9. What billboard does the narrator point out in chapter 19 that she hopes will remind Tommy and Ruth of their trip to Norfolk?
(a) A picture of a set of cottages.
(b) A picture of a beach resort.
(c) A picture of an office setting.
(d) A picture of a hotel.

10. In chapter 16, how does the narrator make her intention to become a carer immediately known?
(a) She tells Ruth.
(b) She asks the guardians if she can start early.
(c) She tells Keffers.
(d) She asks Rodney for help.

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

12. How does the narrator say Ruth responded to the possibility of not taking the trip to Norfolk in chapter 13?
(a) She was relieved.
(b) She was nonchalant.
(c) She was depressed.
(d) She became angry.

13. In chapter 13, why does Ruby become irate when Kathy suggests they switch seats?
(a) Ruby does not want Kathy to grow close to Rodney.
(b) Ruby does not want Kathy growing closer to Tommy.
(c) Ruby does not like Kathy.
(d) Ruby does not like Rodney.

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

15. How much older than the clone is suspected a possible would be as described in chapter 12?
(a) Forty to fifty years.
(b) As much as ninety years.
(c) Five to ten years.
(d) Twenty to thirty years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the narrator go to Littlehampton in chapter 20?

2. In chapter 15, what kind of shops did Tommy and Kathy initially visit in the search for her Judy Bridgewater tape?

3. What job does Martin (Rodney and Chrissie's friend mentioned in chapter 13) have?

4. To where does Ruth and her friends follow the possible from the office in chapter 14?

5. At what point in her donation cycle did Chrissie die?

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