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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 go to Littlehampton in chapter 20?
(a) To find Miss Lucy.
(b) To find Madame.
(c) To find Tommy's parents.
(d) To find Miss Emily,

2. In chapter 16, why does the narrator feel she must apologize to Ruth?
(a) She feels guilty.
(b) She wants to make peace.
(c) She wants to use Ruth to get close to Tommy.
(d) She is socially desperate for Ruth's friendship.

3. How much older than the clone is suspected a possible would be as described in chapter 12?
(a) As much as ninety years.
(b) Five to ten years.
(c) Forty to fifty years.
(d) Twenty to thirty years.

4. What does Ruby ask the narrator forgiveness for in chapter 19?
(a) For stealing Harry from her.
(b) For placing a wedge between she and Tommy.
(c) For forcing her out of the secret society.
(d) For lying about her feelings for Miss Geraldine.

5. In chapter 16, what does Ruth begin to forget?
(a) Her own lies.
(b) Her childhood.
(c) The Cottages.
(d) Hailsham.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator say Ruth responded to the possibility of not taking the trip to Norfolk in chapter 13?

2. In chapter 18, the narrator mentions the name of a student from Hailsham who had difficulty dealing with being a carer. Who does she mention?

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

4. In chapter 15, what does Tommy tell Kathy that he heard Miss Emily said about the artwork Madame took from the school?

5. What does Madame reveal in chapter 21 that the artwork from Hailsham was supposed to show?

Short Essay Questions

1. In chapter 17, what changes does Kathy note about the Cottages after her rift with Ruth and Tommy?

2. Why does Rodney and Chrissie detour the group into Woolworth's upon arriving in Norfolk in chapter 14? How do the others feel about this?

3. What does Kathy decide not to tell Ruth at the end of chapter 15?

4. In chapter 20, who does Kathy find at the address Ruth gave to Tommy for him to seek a deferral?

5. In chapter 19, what causes Ruth to become angry with Kathy as she, Kathy, and Tommy visit an abandoned boat?

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

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

8. In chapter 12, why do Rodney and Chrissie invite Ruth to go on a trip to Norfolk with them? Who else will be going?

9. In chapter 21, who are Kathy and Tommy shocked to discover Madame is living with?

10. 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?

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