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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 long does the narrator recall the secret guard lasting?
(a) Twenty years.
(b) Nine months to a year.
(c) Three to five years.
(d) The lifetime of Hailsham.

2. What is the woods?
(a) A room where the students study horticulture.
(b) A hall at Hailsham that is decorated with trees.
(c) A wooded area around Hailsham.
(d) A mural on the wall of Hailsham's cafeteria.

3. What was the Cottages before it became a halfway house for clones?
(a) A health spa.
(b) A resort.
(c) A farm.
(d) A private school.

4. What difference did the narrator begin to note in Tommy during their Senior 2 year, as described in chapter 2?
(a) He stopped losing his temper.
(b) He stopped going to classes.
(c) He stopped hanging out with his friends.
(d) He stopped playing sports.

5. What were the students at Hailsham allowed to wear on weekends, but not during the week?
(a) Team jerseys.
(b) Make-up.
(c) Jewelry.
(d) Their own clothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What warning does Miss Emily offer the students in chapter 7 about having sex with people in the outside world?

2. What trip does the narrator foreshadow at the end of chapter 11?

3. What changes does the narrator note about her relationship with Ruby in chapter 11?

4. Who is Judy Bridgewater?

5. What does the narrator describe as a piece of art she bought at an Exchange in chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. What often causes Tommy, as a child, to have a fit of temper?

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

3. What is stolen from Kathy's room in chapter 6?

4. What does Kathy notice about the behavior of the older residents at the Cottages?

5. What else in chapter 3 does Tommy feel Miss Lucy wanted to tell him about himself and was not able to do so?

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

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

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

9. 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?

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

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