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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. Why does the narrator suggest Ruby was correct in accusing her of making no friends outside of Hailsham alum?
(a) She criticized Ruby's friendships outside the Hailsham alum.
(b) She believes Ruby was only trying to help.
(c) She knows now she should have tried harder to make friends.
(d) She struggled to make friends with the veterans.

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

3. Who did the narrator once see giving a speech to an imaginary classroom, as described in chapter 4?
(a) Miss Geraldine.
(b) Miss Lucy.
(c) Miss Jody.
(d) Miss Emily.

4. In chapter 11, what does the narrator define courses as?
(a) Training to be a nurse.
(b) Training to be a vet.
(c) Training to be a donor.
(d) Training to be a carer.

5. Where is the novel set?
(a) New York.
(b) Louisiana.
(c) France.
(d) England.

Short Answer Questions

1. What would the narrator often hold while listening to her favorite song, Never Let Me Go?

2. What are tokens?

3. Who asks Tommy to get back into his art in chapter 9?

4. What is Songs After Dark?

5. Who was Moira B?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In chapter 10, what does Ruth accuse Kathy of being jealous of?

3. How does Miss Lucy react when she overhears the students at Hailsham discussing their futures in chapter 7?

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

5. Who tells the students that there is something about Madame and their artwork that they are not being told?

6. What was an important aspect of education at Hailsham?

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

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

9. What does Tommy tell Kathy that Miss Lucy told him that helped him to stop having so many fits of temper in chapter 3?

10. As the students at Hailsham grow older, what becomes the main subjects of discussion?

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