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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Kathy find herself on Ruth's good books at the end of part one?
(a) By stealing a forbidden tape of music.
(b) By getting Ruth and Tommy back together.
(c) By stealing a pencil case from Miss Geraldine.
(d) By getting Tommy to work his art again.

2. What does Ruth give the narrator in chapter 6 to replace her lost tape?
(a) A baby doll.
(b) A new tape of ballroom dancing music.
(c) A new hand mirror.
(d) A few tokens.

3. What rumors abound at Hailsham about students who wander into the woods?
(a) They are forced to do extra homework.
(b) They are murdered.
(c) They are forced to add to the mural on the wall.
(d) They are made to volunteer to cook lunch.

4. Who suggests that Kathy might be Tommy's next girlfriend in chapter 9?
(a) Ruth.
(b) Laura.
(c) Cynthia.
(d) Amanda.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the term completion mean when applied to a donor?

2. What does the narrator tell the reader in chapter 2 was required of the students at Hailsham once a week?

3. What excuse did Miss Emily give for the lack of tokens offered in exchange for the art Madame took away?

4. Who is Judy Bridgewater?

5. Who is Miss Geraldine?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tommy reveal to Kathy in chapter 9 that Miss Lucy has told him, causing him to once again begin having fits of temper again as well as ending his relationship with Ruth?

2. What are the students at Hailsham told they will never be able to do in chapter 8?

3. What does Kathy imagine the song, "Never Let Me Go", is about?

4. Why does Kathy, in chapter 11, sneak away to take a look at some of the pornographic material she has found in the caretaker's confiscated collection?

5. In chapter 6, how does Kathy keep another girl from learning the truth about Ruth's pencil case?

6. In chapter 11, who catches Kathy looking at pornographic material? How does an older Kathy recall this made her feel?

7. What change in attitude does Kathy remember noticing in Tommy during their days at Hailsham?

8. What does Kathy do for a living? What privileges has she been given as a result of being good at her job?

9. What was the purpose of the secret guard? Who ran it?

10. Who sees Kathy dancing to her favorite song, "Never Let Me Go", in chapter 6?

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