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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. What are the ages of the Junior classes at Hailsham?
(a) Birth to twelve.
(b) Fifteen to seventeen.
(c) Seven through eleven.
(d) Five through eight.

2. What is Songs After Dark?
(a) A choir book used at Hailsham.
(b) A piano book of popular songs.
(c) An album containing Kathy's favorite song.
(d) An album of French music.

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 Emily.
(d) Miss Jody.

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

5. What excuse did Miss Emily give for the lack of tokens offered in exchange for the art Madame took away?
(a) That they should be given the tokens, but she did not have extras.
(b) That they should just be happy to have a roof over their heads.
(c) That it was a great honor to have their art chosen.
(d) That they should ask someone else.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was the narrator when she first recalls making friends with Ruth?

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

3. Where is the novel set?

4. Where at Hailsham, as the narrator describes in chapter 2, was the best place to have a private talk?

5. How many others from their class does the narrator say came to the Cottages in chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Where does Ruth tell everyone she got a pencil case she shows off in chapter 5? Where does Kathy suspect she really got the case?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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