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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. Who first suggests, in chapter 18, that Tommy join Kathy and Ruby in their visit to the marooned boat?
(a) Ruth.
(b) Kathy.
(c) Moira.
(d) Laura.

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

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

4. Who appears out of the darkness of the room at the end of chapter 21?
(a) Miss Jody.
(b) Miss Emily.
(c) Miss Geraldine.
(d) Miss Lucy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who suggests in chapter 18 that the narrator become Ruth's carer?

2. What does the narrator think of in chapter 15 when Tommy describes his new art creations to her?

3. Who tells Chrissie and Rodney that the students at Hailsham were told about deferrals in chapter 13?

4. What is the Black Barn?

5. Who claims to not recall learning about deferrals at Hailsham in chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

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

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

7. In chapter 16, Ruth becomes annoyed with Kathy and forces her to say that she thinks Tommy's drawings are childish, something Ruth later tells Tommy. What causes this change in Ruth's feelings toward Kathy and Tommy?

8. How has Kathy's life changed in the year that has passed between chapters 19 and 20?

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

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

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