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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. In chapter 13, why does Ruby become irate when Kathy suggests they switch seats?
(a) Ruby does not want Kathy growing closer to Tommy.
(b) Ruby does not like Kathy.
(c) Ruby does not like Rodney.
(d) Ruby does not want Kathy to grow close to Rodney.

2. In chapter 18, the narrator learns that Hailsham is to be turned into what?
(a) A health spa.
(b) A hotel.
(c) A holiday retreat.
(d) A public school.

3. What is a deferral?
(a) A refusal to submit to an event.
(b) A set of travel papers.
(c) A set of citizen papers.
(d) A postponement of a payment or event.

4. For what reason has Tommy begun drawing again in chapter 20?
(a) To soothe his depression.
(b) To impress the doctors.
(c) To have something to show Madame when he asks for a deferrment.
(d) To impress Kathy.

5. What is the one thing the narrator notices most about the drawings Tommy shows her in chapter 15?
(a) The childishness of them.
(b) The originality.
(c) The oddness of them.
(d) The details.

Short Answer Questions

1. What one sign of her health struggles does Ruth show during the walk to the boat in chapter 18?

2. What items does the narrator say in chapter 18 she likes to window shop for and compare to the ones she has at home?

3. After which of Tommy's donations did Kathy become his carer in chapter 20?

4. In chapter 16, why does the narrator think she and her companions did not talk about their trip to Norfolk?

5. In chapter 16, what do Kathy and Ruth make fun of at Tommy's expense?

Short Essay Questions

1. In chapter 18, how does Kathy become Ruth's carer? How does Ruth react to this?

2. What has Tommy begun to draw after the trip to Norfolk? What does Kathy initially think of these drawings?

3. In chapter 18, how does Kathy learn that Ruth has begun her donations?

4. What does Tommy tell Kathy in chapter 15 that he believes are the purpose of the art they were encouraged to do at Hailsham?

5. In chapter 12, what fantasy does Ruth develop after learning where her possible works?

6. What does Ruth admit to Kathy in chapter 19 that she believes should have happened in their past and that she actively attempted to prevent?

7. At the end of chapter 17, how does Kathy actively change her situation?

8. In chapter 16, what does Kathy tell the reader she had thought she and Tommy might do after the trip to Norfolk, but never did?

9. In chapter 21, what does Tommy tell Madame he has come to her to ask for?

10. In chapter 13, Rodney and Chrissie ask Ruth, Tommy, and Kathy about what type of deferment?

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