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

3. Who is Miss Geraldine?
(a) A donor at the clinic where Kathy works.
(b) A teacher at the Cottages.
(c) A carer in Kathy's clinic.
(d) A guardian at Hailsham who is everyone's favorite.

4. Why did the narrator believe Ruth to be a good chess player?
(a) Ruth often voiced a desire to play the game.
(b) Ruth said she was.
(c) Ruth had a collection of books on the subject.
(d) Ruth often commented on chess games in progress.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what room was the art displayed for Madame?

2. In chapter 11, what does the narrator define courses as?

3. Whose behavior does the narrator accuse Ruth of copying at the end of chapter 10?

4. Who is Keffers?

5. Who plots to prove Madame's fear of the students at Hailsham?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Kathy do to prepare in chapter 8 for what she believes will be her first sexual experience?

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

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

4. How does Kathy think Madame feels about the students at Hailsham? What does she do about it?

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

6. 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?

7. What do Ruth and Kathy discuss about the art exchanges that often took place during their time at Hailsham?

8. What is one of the responsibilities of the caretaker at the Cottages, as Kathy describes in chapter 11?

9. In chapter 8, what does Kathy see Miss Lucy doing that makes her think the woman is sinister?

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

(see the answer keys)

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